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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/8.0

Shutter speed

1/320s

ISO

100

Metering mode

Multi-segment

Exposure program

Aperture-priority AE

Exposure compensation

-1.3

Flash

Off, Did not fire

Taken at

2016:09:19 21:11:12

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

8.0

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

2016:09:19 21:11:12

FileSource

Digital Camera

ModifyDate

2020:11:22 09:19:41

OffsetTime

+01:00

Saturation

Normal

Compression

JPEG (old-style)

ExifVersion

0231

FocalLength

55.0 mm

LightSource

Unknown

XResolution

240

YResolution

240

ExposureMode

Auto bracket

ExposureTime

1/320

MeteringMode

Multi-segment

WhiteBalance

Auto

ApertureValue

8.0

CustomRendered

Normal

ResolutionUnit

inches

ThumbnailImage

(Binary data 19304 bytes, use -b option to extract)

BrightnessValue

7.98984375

ExposureProgram

Aperture-priority AE

SensitivityType

Recommended Exposure Index

ThumbnailLength

19304

ThumbnailOffset

942

DateTimeOriginal

2016:09:19 21:11:12

DigitalZoomRatio

MaxApertureValue

1.8

SceneCaptureType

Standard

ShutterSpeedValue

1/320

ExposureCompensation

-1.3

FocalPlaneXResolution

1675.257385

FocalPlaneYResolution

1675.257385

FocalLengthIn35mmFormat

55 mm

FocalPlaneResolutionUnit

RecommendedExposureIndex

100

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IPTC

DateCreated

2016:09:19

TimeCreated

21:11:12

CodedCharacterSet

UTF8

DigitalCreationDate

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DigitalCreationTime

21:11:12

ApplicationRecordVersion

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IPTCDigest

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XResolution

240

YResolution

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DisplayedUnitsX

inches

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inches

PhotoshopThumbnail

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Adobe Lightroom edits

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Look

Name	Adobe Color
Group	Profiles
Cluster
Amount	1.0

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Basic

Profile	Adobe Standard
White Balance	Custom
Temperature	5300
Tint		+14

Tone
Exposure		+1.48
Contrast		+7
Highlights		-67
Shadows		+50
Whites		-17
Blacks		+29

Presence
Texture		0
Clarity		0
Dehaze		0
Vibrance		+11
Saturation		-4

Tone Curve

Tone Curve:

Region
Highlights		0
Lights		0
Darks		0
Shadows		0

Color Mixer / HSL

Hue
Red		0
Orange		-5
Yellow		-14
Green		+26
Aqua		+23
Blue		-6
Purple		0
Magenta		0

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The edit creates a bright, controlled coastal image with open shadows, protected surf highlights, and a slightly softened black point. Most natural colors are deliberately muted—especially blue, green, and yellow—while the lighthouse reds are strengthened, making the building the visual anchor against the subdued rocks and ocean.

Composition and framing

A substantial crop from the top and left, with smaller trims on the right and bottom, tightens the scene around the lighthouse, descending path, rocks, and surrounding water. No rotation or perspective correction was applied, so the natural elevated viewpoint and strong diagonal path remain intact.

Light and tone

Exposure was raised by 1.48 stops, restoring brightness after the capture was made with −1.3 EV exposure compensation. This is paired with strong highlight recovery (−67) and reduced whites, which helps preserve texture in the bright surf and the lighthouse walls. Shadows were opened considerably and blacks lifted, revealing detail in the dark foreground vegetation and rock faces. The custom tone curve raises the deepest black point, giving the shadows a slightly softer, less absolute finish, while a small contrast increase keeps the image from becoming flat.

Color and subject emphasis

The custom white balance is moderately neutral at 5300K with a noticeable magenta tint, helping counter a potentially green cast in the coastal vegetation and rocks. Overall saturation is reduced slightly while vibrance is raised, producing restrained color without making the scene lifeless. Blue saturation is reduced strongly but blue luminance is increased, so the ocean appears lighter and less intensely cobalt. Yellow and green are also heavily desaturated, suppressing the dry grass and vegetation. In contrast, red saturation is increased, allowing the lighthouse roof and lantern to stand out clearly. Aqua, blue, green, and yellow hue shifts further refine the coastal palette rather than applying a broad color grade.

Detail and optical correction

Moderate sharpening adds definition to the railings, rocks, lighthouse edges, and water texture. There is no luminance noise reduction, which is appropriate for the clean ISO 100 capture, while standard color noise reduction addresses minor chroma speckling without smoothing fine detail. The dedicated Sony FE 55mm F1.8 ZA lens profile is enabled to correct lens distortion and vignetting automatically.

Finishing choices

No added clarity, texture, dehaze, grain, post-crop vignette, or split toning was used. This keeps the result natural and avoids exaggerating the already detailed rocks and ocean surface. The visual character comes primarily from tonal recovery, selective HSL color control, and the crop rather than from conspicuous effects.

What mattered most

A large exposure lift is balanced by strong highlight recovery to brighten the scene without sacrificing surf and building detail.
Lifted shadows and blacks create an open, slightly softened tonal structure.
Muted blues, greens, and yellows keep the landscape restrained, while enhanced red directs attention to the lighthouse.
The crop and diagonal walkway guide the eye through the rocks toward the lighthouse.
Minimal effects preserve a clean, natural coastal-documentary appearance.