Hey there! The issue isn't really that everything looks washed out or too soft—it's that the image feels flat because everything shares very similar values. There's very little sense of depth, and all of the elements are quite large, which doesn't leave much room for the composition to breathe. The first thing I corrected was the volcano in the background. Since it's positioned above the horizon line, we shouldn't be able to see the opening of the crater, only its snowy peak. I also shifted the values toward cooler, bluish tones, which helps create a stronger sense of atmospheric perspective and, in turn, better separation between the different planes of the image. By separating the planes more clearly, it also gave me some room to add a bit of ground in the background and create a greater sense of depth. :) I also made the blocks smaller, since they were competing with the scale of the volcano by being almost the same size. That reduced the believability of the scene and made the composition feel more crowded. Now the image has more room to breathe, and the composition feels much stronger. :) Hope this helps! | Artwod Feedback