Merging Layers Black Rings Bug

[colesurfin]

I have merged 34 Layers that are all "Lighten"

I have used this technique many times and never had this issue? Anyone else experience this or have any thought on a fix?

Thanks!

[JJMack]

That banding be an artifact of blending so may layers with lighten or screen.  If you have CC or a Perpetual Photoshop extended version you may get better results leaving all your layers set to normal, covert all them into a single smart Object layer and use Stack mode blending option mode. I do not have your 34 images to try...

[colesurfin]

Thank you so much for the tip. I have now tried all stacking modes and still no luck.. Same problem.

[JJMack]

It may be a banding artifact perhaps Moiré pattern - Wikipedia

[D Fosse · Accepted solution]

I've seen this before, although it's been a while. Turn of lens correction. Still there?

[colesurfin]

Thank you so much D Fosse!! This worked.. For future reference it was the Tokina 11-16 F2.8 Pro DXII..