Gothic Mourners on Cathedral Steps

Create a dramatic black-and-white documentary fashion photograph of exactly three women dressed as gothic mourners ascending the broad stone steps of an old cathedral or historic civic building. The scene is shot in harsh natural daylight with deep shadows and high contrast, like a 35mm film still. All three figures wear full-length black Victorian-inspired mourning dresses with pleated skirts, fitted waists, long black gloves, and sheer black veils covering their heads and faces. The center woman is closest to camera, turned partly back over her shoulder so one eye and part of her face are faintly visible through the veil; the left woman is slightly behind and darker, with her face obscured by a solid black rectangular censor-like shadow; the right woman is farther ahead on the stairs, facing away and walking upward, her long pleated skirt trailing. The background shows large pale stone columns, worn masonry, carved architectural details, and wide weathered steps, with the figures placed across the lower and middle frame. Use a cinematic horizontal composition, monochrome grayscale, strong chiaroscuro lighting, realistic fabric texture, lace and gauze transparency, solemn ritual atmosphere, no text, no modern objects, no extra people. Optional customization: set the location as {argument name="historic location" default="old cathedral steps"}, the clothing style as {argument name="mourning dress style" default="Victorian gothic black pleated gowns"}, the image mood as {argument name="mood" default="solemn and mysterious"}, the camera style as {argument name="camera style" default="high-contrast black-and-white 35mm documentary photograph"}, and the number of women as {argument name="number of women" default="three"}.