Good photograph!   Posted: 10/08/2025 15:18:12

Hi Bruce,

Great Image title!
Wonderful scene . . . It "feels" like your image title conveys. Super!   Posted: 10/08/2025 16:13:23

Hi Bruce. This image works well as a part of a travelogue. I see a lot of banding and negative space on the right. You might want to crop the negative part a bit.   Posted: 10/08/2025 17:05:36

The original photo that I have in Lightroom has no banding. The banding only appeared after I converted the image to a JPG. I attempted to eliminate it but without success. I don't know why it happens.   Posted: 10/09/2025 00:21:51

Mysterious but very interesting. Super Composition, asymmetrical framing adds visual tension. Very Creative and bold idea. The lighthouse positioned in the top left corner creates a sense of isolation . Its small scale against the vast cliff emphasizes vulnerability and resilience. I also love the muted color grading complementing to the mood of mystery and solitude. Great Work.   Posted: 10/10/2025 17:13:26

Hi Bruce. Great image - I love the mood you captured with the fog, as well as the perspective with the lighthouse looming over what indeed truly looks like the end of the known world. I might darken the image a bit overall (maybe except the lighthouse itself) which I think would add to the ominous story it carries.

I've had trouble with banding in the past in conversions. The issue I believe is that jpegs are 8 bit color vs the 16 bit color used in LR or PS editing. If you are converting the color space from something like AdobeRGB to sRGB at the same time you are exporting the jpeg, that can further exacerbate the problem. The best approach is to go back to the 16 bit version and introduce enough gradation in tone / color across the affected region that the banding doesn't happen when converting to 8 bit. But the result may not be the look you really want. I don't know a magic, general solution to this problem. If someone out there has one, it would help me too.
  Posted: 10/17/2025 15:51:17

Bruce, I like the image for sure. I think I might be struggling unnecessarily with the lighthouse. I find myself wanting to see more. Silly and likely stupid.

I might suggest playing around with a B&W conversion on this image. There isn't a lot of meaningful color in the image so a B&W version could add to the drama that the image is attempting to convey. Good luck. :)   Posted: 10/18/2025 14:47:32

I tried B&W but decided the limited color set off against the vast nothing to the right side was more effective.

If I had been there on a clear day, the entire image would fail.   Posted: 10/19/2025 00:57:11