The intervention you made in the photos gives them a touch of unreality, which I immediately connected with your comment about how ancient that fortress really is.
I imagined walking shadows, which, without actually being ghosts, are the traces of the first people who arrived at the site.
An interesting experiment; I'm looking forward to seeing the final version.
Hugs.
Glad to see you and thank you for your kind words!
Initially, Mr. Monocle worked and "unreality" was his doing))
I only slightly interfered with the color scheme and exposure.
I'm not sure if this is the best solution. Perhaps sepia or something else would be appropriate here.
By the way, sometimes I add some elements to the picture, for example, someone's shadow... maybe even a ghost...))
I'll think about it. :)