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Camera settings (EXIF data)

Camera Sony Sony a7 II

Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm)

Lens Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA

min. focus distance: 13.78" / 35 cm

stabilization: no

weight: 120 g

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Focal length

35.0 mm

Aperture

ƒ/4.0

Shutter speed

1/400s

ISO

100

Metering mode

Multi-segment

Exposure program

Aperture-priority AE

Exposure compensation

Flash

Off, Did not fire

Taken at

2016:09:14 16:12:37

Software

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.0 (Macintosh)

no copyright note in EXIF

GPS Location

—

GPS Altitude

—

GPS Date & time

—

Raw EXIF data

ISO

100

Make

SONY

Flash

Off, Did not fire

Model

ILCE-7M2

FNumber

4.0

Contrast

Low

LensInfo

35mm f/2.8

Software

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.0 (Macintosh)

LensModel

FE 35mm F2.8 ZA

SceneType

Directly photographed

Sharpness

Normal

ColorSpace

sRGB

CreateDate

2016:09:14 16:12:37

FileSource

Digital Camera

ModifyDate

2020:11:21 14:01:40

OffsetTime

+01:00

Saturation

Normal

Compression

JPEG (old-style)

ExifVersion

0231

FocalLength

35.0 mm

LightSource

Unknown

XResolution

240

YResolution

240

ExposureMode

Auto

ExposureTime

1/400

MeteringMode

Multi-segment

WhiteBalance

Auto

ApertureValue

4.0

CustomRendered

Normal

ResolutionUnit

inches

ThumbnailImage

(Binary data 15069 bytes, use -b option to extract)

BrightnessValue

8.9

ExposureProgram

Aperture-priority AE

SensitivityType

Recommended Exposure Index

ThumbnailLength

15069

ThumbnailOffset

942

DateTimeOriginal

2016:09:14 16:12:37

DigitalZoomRatio

MaxApertureValue

2.8

SceneCaptureType

Standard

ShutterSpeedValue

1/400

ExposureCompensation

FocalPlaneXResolution

1675.257385

FocalPlaneYResolution

1675.257385

FocalLengthIn35mmFormat

35 mm

FocalPlaneResolutionUnit

RecommendedExposureIndex

100

Raw XMP data

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IPTC

DateCreated

2016:09:14

TimeCreated

16:12:37

CodedCharacterSet

UTF8

DigitalCreationDate

2016:09:14

DigitalCreationTime

16:12:37

ApplicationRecordVersion

Photoshop

IPTCDigest

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XResolution

240

YResolution

240

DisplayedUnitsX

inches

DisplayedUnitsY

inches

PhotoshopThumbnail

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Look

Name	Adobe Color
Group	Profiles
Cluster
Amount	1.0

Note on Looks

Looks are not included in the default downloadable preset. The reason is that they often require extra files installed on your system (e.g. many film emulation packs).

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Basic

Profile	Adobe Standard
White Balance	Custom
Temperature	5650
Tint		+7

Tone
Exposure		+0.55
Contrast		-11
Highlights		-60
Shadows		+23
Whites		+7
Blacks		+22

Presence
Texture		0
Clarity		+10
Dehaze		0
Vibrance		0
Saturation		0

Tone Curve

Tone Curve:

Region
Highlights		0
Lights		0
Darks		0
Shadows		0

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The edit creates a muted, slightly cool urban-film look while preserving the bright overcast atmosphere. Broad tonal recovery keeps detail in the sky, reflective sculpture, buildings, and dark figures, while selective color desaturation and strong grain make the image feel less digitally pristine.

Composition and framing

A substantial portrait crop narrows the original frame around the curved sculpture on the left and the two people near the lower right. This strengthens the scale contrast between the small figures and the monumental architecture. No perspective correction or rotation was applied, so the converging buildings and distorted reflections remain part of the image’s energetic, observational character.

Light and tone

Exposure was raised by 0.55 EV, but highlights were pulled down strongly to -60. That combination brightens the overall scene without allowing the pale sky, façades, and reflective metal to become harsh or empty. Shadows at +23 and Blacks at +22 open the people, trees, and shaded architecture, while Contrast at -11 further softens the tonal separation. Whites at +7 retain some brightness and sparkle. The custom tone curve compresses the brightest output and gently reshapes the lower tones, reinforcing the subdued, print-like contrast rather than a crisp digital look.

Color treatment

The custom white balance of 5650 K with +7 tint gives the neutral architecture a modest warm/magenta correction, but the selective color work pushes the finished image toward restrained cyan-green urban tones. Blue saturation is reduced by 43, yellow by 46, red by 34, and green by a particularly strong 71. Green luminance is also lowered by 23, making the foliage darker and less attention-grabbing. Hue shifts reposition greens, yellows, reds, and blues without changing global Saturation or Vibrance. The individual red, green, and blue curves subtly separate the channels—visually, this appears to contribute cooler cyan-leaning shadows and upper midtones. This is a visual inference from the channel curves and the photograph.

Presence and detail

Clarity at +10 adds mild local contrast to building edges, pavement seams, and the sculpture without introducing a strongly processed texture. Sharpening is moderate at 40 with a 1.0 radius and no masking, so it is applied broadly across the frame. Color noise reduction is set to 25, while luminance noise reduction remains at zero. The ISO 100 capture was already relatively clean, which is consistent with preserving fine detail rather than smoothing it heavily.

Film-like effects

Grain is one of the defining finishing choices: Amount 40 with medium Size and Roughness introduces a clearly visible analog texture across the smooth sky, metal, and pavement. Because no post-crop vignette, dehaze, or added texture was used, the atmosphere remains open and evenly lit; the grain and compressed color carry most of the stylistic finish.

What mattered most

Strong highlight recovery and lifted shadows produce a soft, readable high-dynamic-range scene.
Selective HSL desaturation—especially in greens, blues, and yellows—creates the muted urban palette.
Custom RGB curves add subtle cool color separation while the main tone curve compresses bright whites.
The portrait crop emphasizes the relationship between the sculpture, architecture, and small human figures.
Pronounced medium grain supplies the principal film-like texture without a vignette.