I dunno about the graffiti because it is not real evident in the post...I will say I really like the image for it's very well done composition, tonal range and atmosphere...the graffiti does acts as an accent....
I have done everything with my monitor's brightness and contrast and still cannot make out the elephant. At max brightness there is the vaguest of marks there but no more.
Pity. Anyway I like the starkness of the pier and its dereliction.
THanks again everyone. I can see that the elephant doesn't stand out particularly well on screen - and this is just a neg scan, I'm afraid. It can certainly be emphasised a little more in print. I promise you it's there, though! Almost half way up the nearest pillar...