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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

200

Metering mode

Center-weighted average

Exposure program

Aperture-priority AE

Exposure compensation

Flash

Off, Did not fire

Taken at

2018:09:09 18:10:14

Software

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.0 (Macintosh)

no copyright note in EXIF

GPS Location

—

GPS Altitude

—

GPS Date & time

—

Raw EXIF data

ISO

200

Make

SONY

Flash

Off, Did not fire

Model

ILCE-7M2

FNumber

4.0

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

2018:09:09 18:10:14

FileSource

Digital Camera

ModifyDate

2020:11:21 19:16:06

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

Center-weighted average

WhiteBalance

Auto

ApertureValue

4.0

CustomRendered

Normal

ResolutionUnit

inches

ThumbnailImage

(Binary data 11365 bytes, use -b option to extract)

BrightnessValue

6.6890625

ExposureProgram

Aperture-priority AE

SensitivityType

Recommended Exposure Index

ThumbnailLength

11365

ThumbnailOffset

942

DateTimeOriginal

2018:09:09 18:10:14

DigitalZoomRatio

MaxApertureValue

2.8

SceneCaptureType

Standard

ShutterSpeedValue

1/400

ExposureCompensation

FocalPlaneXResolution

1675.257385

FocalPlaneYResolution

1675.257385

FocalLengthIn35mmFormat

35 mm

FocalPlaneResolutionUnit

RecommendedExposureIndex

200

Raw XMP data

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IPTC

DateCreated

2018:09:09

TimeCreated

18:10:14

CodedCharacterSet

UTF8

DigitalCreationDate

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DigitalCreationTime

18:10:14

ApplicationRecordVersion

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IPTCDigest

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240

YResolution

240

DisplayedUnitsX

inches

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inches

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	Custom
Temperature	6950
Tint		+5

Tone
Exposure		+0.40
Contrast		0
Highlights		-51
Shadows		+51
Whites		-31
Blacks		+24

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 muted, slightly cinematic street-photography look. Broad tonal recovery keeps detail in both the pale mural face and the pedestrian, while lifted blacks and a custom curve soften contrast. Most colors are heavily restrained, leaving the orange cap and warm skin as the principal accents against the cool blue-gray wall.

Composition and overall look

A substantial crop tightens the frame around the visual exchange between the pedestrian and the oversized painted face. The woman remains on the left while the mural dominates the right, reinforcing the impression that the two figures are confronting one another. This relationship is primarily photographic, but the crop removes peripheral space and makes it more immediate.

Light and tone

Exposure was raised by 0.40 EV, then highlights were reduced by 51 and whites by 31 to protect the bright mural face and the woman’s white clothing. Shadows were raised by 51, revealing detail in the dark wall, clothing folds, and mural contours. Blacks were also lifted by 24, and the custom tone curve raises the black point noticeably, producing faded rather than deep, hard blacks. Together these controls compress the tonal range while preserving local separation, giving the image its soft, matte documentary character.

Color and mood

The custom white balance is warm at 6950 K with a slight magenta tint, which helps the pedestrian’s skin and cap avoid looking cold. At the same time, blue toning at hue 210 is applied subtly to both shadows and highlights, and the individual RGB curves introduce additional cool color shaping. The result is a cool blue-gray atmosphere with restrained warmth in the subject.

Selective color emphasis

The HSL treatment suppresses many competing colors: red, yellow, blue, magenta, and especially purple saturation are reduced. Orange saturation is increased slightly instead. This selective palette is central to the image: the orange cap and skin remain conspicuous, while the wall, lettering, clothing stripes, and mural settle into muted blue-gray and near-neutral tones. Global saturation and vibrance remain unchanged, so the subdued result comes from targeted color control rather than blanket desaturation.

Detail and texture

Moderate sharpening is applied with a radius of 1.0 and standard detail settings, preserving the mural’s painted texture, facial lines, and clothing edges without an overtly crisp treatment. Color noise reduction is set to 25, while luminance noise reduction is absent. Given the ISO 200 capture, heavy luminance smoothing was not necessary, allowing the wall texture and fine detail to remain intact.

Effects and restraint

No added clarity, texture, dehaze, grain, or vignette is present. This keeps the finish understated: the gritty quality comes from the photographed wall and mural rather than artificial texture enhancement, while attention is directed through composition and selective color rather than edge darkening.

What mattered most

Lifted shadows and blacks create the faded, open-toned finish.
Strong highlight and white recovery retains detail in the mural and white clothing.
Targeted desaturation simplifies the scene while preserving orange as the visual accent.
Subtle blue toning supports the cool urban atmosphere.
The crop strengthens the apparent interaction between the pedestrian and the mural face.