Not sure why you get so defensive Kevin when someone points out an issue with some of your pics. You have posted in the crit section... Expect to get crit. The halo's are very obvious and ruin the shot imo. It would look far better left as a silhouette without the lightening of the rocks/figure.
For me, #3 is the pick, I love it when the light highlights a building like this, really brings the image alive! I've been trying to get a shot of a castle near me like this and have failed miserably up to yet... Perhaps I should give it up as a bad job.