I'm thinking throw an ND on there and get rid of the people - or would that have been impossible standing in the middle of the stairs?
I went back and re-shot this place with the 16-35/4. Never a disappointment.
People add scale and gave me a sense of "use" after 100 years of existance. It's not hard to get a no-people shot early in the AM.
Very nice shot Ted. I realize you stated you liked the people but have have you ever tried Statistical Averaging in Photoshop to eliminate moving objects like people. Every once in a while a tourist can mess up a great shot and it looks like your light was ideal, different time different shot.