Capitol dome

[crimbfighter]

I'm not sure WHAT'S going on with the banding in the sky.. I just noticed it but it's not in the original.. I also can't seem to correct it. Something with my export, I'm sure. I'll figure it out eventually... Otherwise C&C appreciated!

Capitol-4 by crimbfighter, on Flickr

And stairs..
Capitol by crimbfighter, on Flickr

I just love love love the detail in this building!

 

[Light Guru]

The banding is from your post processing. Tell us what you did in post and maybe we can figure it out.

Was the file you edited a jpg or a raw file?

 

[LilyBee]

I like it a lot, I like that you managed to take bits of the scenes instead of doing the whole overview yet the pics dont feel to me like they are incomplete or cut off.

 

[crimbfighter]

The banding is from your post processing. Tell us what you did in post and maybe we can figure it out.

Was the file you edited a jpg or a raw file?

Shot it RAW. It has something to do with the exporting of the file. More specifically, when I limit the file size. I usually limit the files to 2MB upon export, and for some reason, when LR is exporting this file and limiting the file size, it creates that banding. I haven't actually had this issue before. Usually, LR will tell me it can't export the image if there's an issue with the resizing. As you cans see below, as I increase the file size, the banding goes away. Here I set it to 6MB, and the banding is almost gone.
Capitol B&W by crimbfighter, on Flickr

If I remove the file size limit entirely, the image ends up near 16MB, but the banding is entirely gone. I also tried many iterations of different export sharpening, PPI, quality, nothing seemed to make a difference besides the file size.

I like it a lot, I like that you managed to take bits of the scenes instead of doing the whole overview yet the pics dont feel to me like they are incomplete or cut off.

Thanks for the comment! Much appreciated!