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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/1.8

Shutter speed

1/125s

ISO

4000

Metering mode

Multi-segment

Exposure program

Manual

Exposure compensation

Flash

Off, Did not fire

Taken at

2017:03:29 20:15:14

Software

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.0 (Macintosh)

no copyright note in EXIF

GPS Location

—

GPS Altitude

—

GPS Date & time

—

Raw EXIF data

ISO

4000

Make

SONY

Flash

Off, Did not fire

Model

ILCE-7M2

FNumber

1.8

Contrast

Normal

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

2017:03:29 20:15:14

FileSource

Digital Camera

ModifyDate

2020:11:21 16:29:06

OffsetTime

+01:00

Saturation

Normal

Compression

JPEG (old-style)

ExifVersion

0231

FocalLength

55.0 mm

LightSource

Unknown

XResolution

240

YResolution

240

ExposureMode

Manual

ExposureTime

1/125

MeteringMode

Multi-segment

WhiteBalance

Auto

ApertureValue

1.8

CustomRendered

Normal

ResolutionUnit

inches

ThumbnailImage

(Binary data 9525 bytes, use -b option to extract)

BrightnessValue

-2.334375

ExposureProgram

Manual

SensitivityType

Recommended Exposure Index

ThumbnailLength

9525

ThumbnailOffset

942

DateTimeOriginal

2017:03:29 20:15:14

DigitalZoomRatio

MaxApertureValue

1.8

SceneCaptureType

Standard

ShutterSpeedValue

1/125

ExposureCompensation

FocalPlaneXResolution

1675.257385

FocalPlaneYResolution

1675.257385

FocalLengthIn35mmFormat

55 mm

FocalPlaneResolutionUnit

RecommendedExposureIndex

4000

Raw XMP data

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IPTC

DateCreated

2017:03:29

TimeCreated

20:15:14

CodedCharacterSet

UTF8

DigitalCreationDate

2017:03:29

DigitalCreationTime

20:15:14

ApplicationRecordVersion

Photoshop

IPTCDigest

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XResolution

240

YResolution

240

DisplayedUnitsX

inches

DisplayedUnitsY

inches

PhotoshopThumbnail

(Binary data 9525 bytes, use -b option to extract)

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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	5800
Tint		+8

Tone
Exposure		+0.15
Contrast		+6
Highlights		-44
Shadows		+4
Whites		-5
Blacks		-19

Presence
Texture		0
Clarity		0
Dehaze		0
Vibrance		0
Saturation		0

Tone Curve

Tone Curve:

Region
Highlights		0
Lights		0
Darks		0
Shadows		0

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A restrained, cinematic dusk treatment emphasizes the contrast between the cool blue sky and warm window light. Highlights and color saturation were carefully reduced, while dense—but slightly softened—blacks and prominent grain give the photograph an understated film-like character.

Composition

The frame was cropped from the top and both sides, tightening attention around the tower, crescent moon, illuminated windows, and foreground lamp. No perspective correction or rotation was applied, so the architecture retains the camera’s natural viewpoint.

Light and tone

Exposure was raised only slightly, preserving the impression of evening rather than trying to brighten the scene into daylight. Highlights were reduced substantially (-44), helping the lamps and windows hold color and shape instead of becoming blank white areas. Whites were also pulled down slightly. A modest contrast increase and deeper Blacks (-19) keep the buildings weighty and silhouetted, while a small Shadows lift prevents the darkest architecture from becoming completely empty. The custom tone curve raises the absolute black floor and lowers the brightest endpoint; this softens the tonal extremes while the negative Blacks setting restores depth within that compressed range. The result is dark and contrasty, but not harsh or digitally clipped.

Color palette

The as-shot white balance at 5800K with a slight magenta tint supports the warm terracotta buildings and amber artificial light. HSL changes then refine the palette: yellow saturation is heavily reduced (-65), with smaller reductions to orange, red, and blue. This prevents the architecture and lights from becoming overly colorful and gives the sky a quieter, deeper blue. Yellow is shifted toward orange, red is shifted substantially toward orange, and blue is nudged toward aqua, reinforcing the visual separation between warm masonry and the cool dusk sky. The individual RGB curves add subtle channel-dependent shaping, with comparatively cooler dark tones and gently altered color through the midtones and upper tones. No separate color grading was added, so the warm–cool relationship comes primarily from white balance, HSL, and the RGB curves.

Detail and texture

The image was captured at ISO 4000 and f/1.8, relevant context for its naturally textured low-light appearance. Luminance noise reduction was left at zero, while standard color noise reduction was retained to suppress colored speckling without smoothing away monochromatic texture. Grain was deliberately added at Amount 30 with a relatively large size of 40. Inference: the editor appears to be embracing the high-ISO texture and making it feel more cohesive and film-like rather than attempting a polished, noise-free result. Moderate sharpening adds definition to rooflines, windows, and the crescent moon, though no masking was used.

Optical corrections and restrained effects

The matching Sony FE 55mm F1.8 ZA lens profile was enabled for standard distortion and vignetting correction. No post-crop vignette, dehaze, clarity, or texture adjustments were used. This keeps atmospheric falloff and local contrast natural, allowing the crop, tonal curve, muted color, and grain to carry the style.

What mattered most

Strong highlight recovery preserves the glowing windows and lamps.
Muted yellows, oranges, reds, and blues create a subdued cinematic palette.
Warm white balance and hue shifts contrast the terracotta buildings with the cool sky.
Deep Blacks combined with a lifted curve floor produce dense yet softly finished shadows.
High-ISO texture is retained and supplemented with grain for a deliberate film-like surface.