Hazy look

Blue mountain layers

Photo by Alessio Soggetti on Unsplash · shot on Nikon D750

HazyTelephotoplace

Original Gear

CameraNikon D750

LensNot recorded

SourceAlessio Soggetti on Unsplash

Camera Settings

Original

Aperture

f/9

Shutter

1/1000

ISO

—

Focal length

—mm

Edit Recipe

Original

Lifted shadows and a gentle contrast curve
Colour and warmth balanced to the light
Grain and vignette to taste

Full editing recipe and shooting steps included

Notes

Soft, diffused daylight with no visible hard shadows, suggesting overcast or hazy conditions that wrap the entire scene in cool blue-grey tones. The palette is a monochromatic progression from deep navy in the foreground to pale ice-blue at the horizon. Atmospheric haze creates extreme aerial perspective, stacking ridge after ridge into distinct tonal layers. Mood is serene, vast and melancholic, with very low contrast and a painterly, almost abstract quality.

Look character

Pronounced aerial perspective with five or more distinct tonal layers receding into hazeMonochromatic blue palette shifting from dark indigo foreground to near-white horizonSnow-capped peaks visible in the far distance, softened by atmospheric diffusionFlat, even lighting with no directional shadows or specular highlights

Difficulty

Straightforward: everyday light and a normal exposure.

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