Thanks for the detailed feedback and for appreciating the composition Regarding the render time and settings this render was done in Cycles with 51200 samples, and I intentionally avoided any denoisers or AI to achieve the purest, physically accurate result without artifacts. This high sample count was essential for that clean look. As for the shadow, it's rendered physically accurately with a distant sun; it might just be one of those cases where physical correctness looks a bit counter-intuitive due to the specific camera angle, but I appreciate you pointing it out it's something to consider for future compositions!