[Rob Barron]

I like the idea, the grainy/noisy effect works well, the toning adds to the ageing so all of that is fine. I am not keen on the composition, I think I would have gone portrait for this building but if not, to leave plenty of room around it at both top and bottom. The thing I personally don't like is the semi vignette edge with a solid stroke line around it. I would go for one or the other, not both. I would choose the stroke and lose the vignette but that is just my personal taste on this particular shot, it's just a bit too broad a band of vignetting and is causing the necropolis to be squeezed even more into this space. The needle is standing out nicely against the tree but the top is disappearing into the sky because of f the texture matching the grain.

The image feels a bit too heavy, maybe because of the strength of the tone so you could perhaps lighten it a touch and gain a bit more dynamic range. I know you want an old look so maybe you want a faded look too but I do think the greater range would look better.

Good ideas employed here Fi, the effect is what you were trying to achieve so that must be considered a success. I will be interested to see what others think.

Cheers,
Rob