[netbymatt]

The taller formation in the background really steals the show in these photos. To get the stairs to stand out a little more, I would have included less of the background.

It looks like you might be able to accomplish this by shooting a bit more from camera left. The background formation doesn't appear anywhere as tall. You'd also get the added bonus of seeing some of the depth of the stairs because you won't be looking directly at them, although the shadows on the upper stairs do give some feeling of depth.