I'm afraid the scanner is not to blame this time... I "forgot" to bring a tripod, so I had to brace myself against a wall to make this 1 sec exposure. The other image, of the large cross, was 1/4th of a second, handheld. Hence the soft look.. I know, I know.. "always use a tripod" etc etc... These damn things are a real bother when walking around in a city, not to mention the weight... It's a love-hate thing I guess
the dark object distracts...but a crop would lose the balance for the "wash-out". I think you made a good choice to keep it.
Nice to see someone still using a twin lens. The two images I've seen so far look a little soft....that's ok, even good if it's what you're after...but it is probably just the scan losing definition? (just a guess)