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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 55mm f/1.8 ZA

min. focus distance: 1.64' / 50 cm

stabilization: no

weight: 281 g

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Focal length

55.0 mm

Aperture

ƒ/3.5

Shutter speed

1/200s

ISO

800

Metering mode

Spot

Exposure program

Manual

Exposure compensation

-0.7

Flash

Off, Did not fire

Taken at

2016:09:17 04:21:56

Software

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.0 (Macintosh)

no copyright note in EXIF

GPS Location

—

GPS Altitude

—

GPS Date & time

—

Raw EXIF data

ISO

800

Make

SONY

Flash

Off, Did not fire

Model

ILCE-7M2

FNumber

3.5

Contrast

Low

LensInfo

55mm f/1.8

Software

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.0 (Macintosh)

LensModel

FE 55mm F1.8 ZA

SceneType

Directly photographed

Sharpness

Normal

ColorSpace

sRGB

CreateDate

2016:09:17 04:21:56

FileSource

Digital Camera

ModifyDate

2020:11:21 14:26:03

OffsetTime

+01:00

Saturation

Normal

Compression

JPEG (old-style)

ExifVersion

0231

FocalLength

55.0 mm

LightSource

Unknown

XResolution

240

YResolution

240

ExposureMode

Manual

ExposureTime

1/200

MeteringMode

Spot

WhiteBalance

Auto

ApertureValue

3.5

CustomRendered

Normal

ResolutionUnit

inches

ThumbnailImage

(Binary data 8752 bytes, use -b option to extract)

BrightnessValue

2.3453125

ExposureProgram

Manual

SensitivityType

Recommended Exposure Index

ThumbnailLength

8752

ThumbnailOffset

942

DateTimeOriginal

2016:09:17 04:21:56

DigitalZoomRatio

MaxApertureValue

1.8

SceneCaptureType

Standard

ShutterSpeedValue

1/200

ExposureCompensation

-0.7

FocalPlaneXResolution

1675.257385

FocalPlaneYResolution

1675.257385

FocalLengthIn35mmFormat

55 mm

FocalPlaneResolutionUnit

RecommendedExposureIndex

800

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IPTC

DateCreated

2016:09:17

TimeCreated

04:21:56

CodedCharacterSet

UTF8

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DigitalCreationTime

04:21:56

ApplicationRecordVersion

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IPTCDigest

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240

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DisplayedUnitsX

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PhotoshopThumbnail

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Look

Name	Adobe Color
Group	Profiles
Cluster
Amount	1.0

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Basic

Profile	Adobe Standard
White Balance	As Shot
Temperature	5050
Tint		-16

Tone
Exposure		+0.40
Contrast		+5
Highlights		-36
Shadows		+33
Whites		+10
Blacks		+27

Presence
Texture		0
Clarity		0
Dehaze		0
Vibrance		+10
Saturation		-1

Tone Curve

Tone Curve:

Region
Highlights		0
Lights		0
Darks		0
Shadows		0

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The edit turns the dusk scene into a subdued, film-like silhouette study. The palm trees remain nearly black against a controlled blue-to-warm sky, while lifted black rendering, restrained color, and visible grain soften the otherwise digital appearance.

Overall look

The composition relies on the graphic rhythm of the palm silhouettes and the natural twilight gradient. Adobe Color provides the starting color response, but the custom tone curve and moderate grain shift the result toward a muted, slightly matte film aesthetic rather than a crisp, high-contrast digital finish.

Light and tone

Exposure was raised by 0.40 EV and shadows by +33, helping reveal a little separation in the darkest foliage without eliminating the silhouette effect. Highlights were reduced by -36 to protect the brighter horizon and preserve the smooth sky gradient, while whites were raised slightly to keep the sunset edge luminous. The especially important treatment is the combination of Blacks at +27 and a custom curve with a raised black point: true black is softened into dark charcoal, producing the faded lower-end contrast visible in the trees. A small contrast increase prevents the lifted shadows from making the image feel completely flat.

Color

The as-shot white balance is relatively neutral at 5050K, with a strong greenward tint setting of -16. This supports the cool cyan-blue upper sky while keeping the horizon's yellow-orange glow understated. Vibrance is raised modestly while global saturation is almost unchanged, enriching weaker twilight colors without making the sunset look exaggerated. Blue is shifted slightly in hue and reduced in saturation, which helps create the restrained steel-blue sky; yellow is also shifted in hue to refine the warm transition near the horizon. No split toning or color grading was added, so the color contrast remains rooted in the scene itself.

Detail and texture

Standard sharpening was applied, but without edge masking, so it affects both the palm outlines and the sky texture. Color noise reduction at 25 suppresses chroma speckling, while luminance noise reduction is left at zero. The capture was made at ISO 800, which materially explains why color-noise cleanup is useful. Grain at 30, with medium size and frequency, then adds a more uniform, intentional texture across the sky; this likely blends the remaining sensor noise into the film-like treatment rather than trying to make the image perfectly smooth.

Optical and compositional finishing

The Adobe profile for the Sony FE 55mm F1.8 ZA is enabled at full distortion and vignetting correction strength, keeping the sky illumination and straight architectural elements near the lower-right edge optically controlled. There is no added vignette, dehaze, clarity, or texture, which helps the sky stay soft and avoids harsh halos around the palm silhouettes. A slight crop trims all four edges, tightening the frame without changing its orientation or introducing rotation.

What mattered most

Lifted blacks and the raised tone-curve endpoint create the matte silhouette rendering.
Highlight recovery preserves the bright horizon while a modest exposure lift opens the overall twilight scene.
Restrained blue and yellow adjustments refine the cool-to-warm sky gradient without heavy color grading.
ISO 800 color noise is controlled, then deliberate grain supplies a cohesive analog-style texture.
The absence of clarity, dehaze, and added vignetting keeps the result soft, natural, and atmospheric.