Digital Whisper Dark Challenge - Stairs

There is a monthly challenge at the Digital Whisper Ning site where the hostess, Kimmie, gives us a picture to alter, but the results are suppose to be more on the dark side. I'm not talking about darker as in the amount of brightness, but darker in theme. This month she gave us this picture of stairs. I actually love the stairs all by themselves! The picture is by Jascha Hoste of the Netherlands.

Here is my altered version. I hope you enjoy the change.