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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/9.0

Shutter speed

1/250s

ISO

100

Metering mode

Center-weighted average

Exposure program

Manual

Exposure compensation

+0.3

Flash

Off, Did not fire

Taken at

2017:04:01 12:42:15

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

9.0

Contrast

Normal

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

2017:04:01 12:42:15

FileSource

Digital Camera

ModifyDate

2020:11:21 16:31:29

OffsetTime

+01:00

Saturation

Normal

Compression

JPEG (old-style)

ExifVersion

0231

FocalLength

35.0 mm

LightSource

Unknown

XResolution

240

YResolution

240

ExposureMode

Manual

ExposureTime

1/250

MeteringMode

Center-weighted average

WhiteBalance

Auto

ApertureValue

9.0

CustomRendered

Normal

ResolutionUnit

inches

ThumbnailImage

(Binary data 10249 bytes, use -b option to extract)

BrightnessValue

11.47421875

ExposureProgram

Manual

SensitivityType

Recommended Exposure Index

ThumbnailLength

10249

ThumbnailOffset

942

DateTimeOriginal

2017:04:01 12:42:15

DigitalZoomRatio

MaxApertureValue

2.8

SceneCaptureType

Standard

ShutterSpeedValue

1/250

ExposureCompensation

+0.3

FocalPlaneXResolution

1675.257385

FocalPlaneYResolution

1675.257385

FocalLengthIn35mmFormat

35 mm

FocalPlaneResolutionUnit

RecommendedExposureIndex

100

Raw XMP data

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IPTC

DateCreated

2017:04:01

TimeCreated

12:42:15

CodedCharacterSet

UTF8

DigitalCreationDate

2017:04:01

DigitalCreationTime

12:42:15

ApplicationRecordVersion

Photoshop

IPTCDigest

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XResolution

240

YResolution

240

DisplayedUnitsX

inches

DisplayedUnitsY

inches

PhotoshopThumbnail

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Adobe Lightroom edits

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Look

Name	Adobe Color
Group	Profiles
Cluster
Amount	1.0

Note on Looks

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Basic

Profile	Adobe Standard
White Balance	Custom
Temperature	5300
Tint		0

Tone
Exposure		-0.91
Contrast		+7
Highlights		-64
Shadows		+52
Whites		+26
Blacks		-25

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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The edit creates a clean, controlled daylight look: the bright white birds and marble retain detail, the darker architecture remains readable, and the blue sky is made more prominent without becoming overly dark. Strong highlight recovery and shadow lifting handle the scene’s wide tonal range, while deeper blacks and a custom curve preserve structure and contrast.

Overall look

Adobe Color provides a moderately vivid starting point, but the result remains natural rather than heavily stylized. The edit is primarily corrective and tonal: it balances bright white subjects against darker background elements while keeping the sky clear and colorful.

Light and tone

Exposure was lowered substantially, by 0.91 stop, and Highlights were reduced to -64. These are especially important for protecting texture in the birds’ white feathers and the sunlit marble. Shadows were then raised to +52 so the birds’ shaded areas and the distant building did not become too dense. Whites at +26 restore brightness and sparkle after the highlight compression, while Blacks at -25 re-establish depth. A small contrast increase reinforces separation. The custom master curve lifts the absolute black point while leaving the upper range comparatively restrained; this works against the negative Blacks setting to produce strong dark structure without an abruptly crushed black floor.

Color

A custom white balance of 5300 K with neutral tint keeps the marble and plumage visually neutral. Blue saturation was increased by 26 and blue luminance by 18, making the sky richer but also brighter and softer rather than deep or stormy. Green saturation was reduced by 39 and yellow by 19, muting the small areas of foliage and warm background color so they compete less with the birds. Subtle individual red, green, and blue curves also adjust color relationships through the tonal range, but there is no added color grading or split toning.

Detail

Moderate sharpening was applied with a 1.0 radius and relatively low detail emphasis, giving the feather edges and marble markings definition without an aggressive micro-texture look. Color noise reduction is set to its standard moderate level, while luminance noise reduction is absent. The ISO 100 capture supports that choice because visible luminance noise would be expected to be minimal.

Geometry and finishing

An Upright perspective correction is stored, likely intended to regularize the architectural lines of the marble structure and distant building. No crop is recorded, and there is no enabled lens-profile correction, manual distortion adjustment, vignette, grain, dehaze, clarity, or texture. The clean finish therefore comes mainly from tonal control, selective color treatment, and perspective correction rather than added effects.

What mattered most

Strong exposure and highlight reduction preserve detail in the white birds and marble.
Raised shadows reveal darker subjects and background architecture; deeper blacks restore contrast.
Brighter, more saturated blues emphasize the sky, while greens and yellows are muted.
The finish avoids obvious stylistic effects, relying on controlled tone, restrained sharpening, and geometry correction.