Hazy look

Peach mountains in haze

Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash · shot on Canon EOS 6D

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Original Gear

CameraCanon EOS 6D

LensNot recorded

SourceMartin Adams on Unsplash

Camera Settings

Original

Aperture

f/8

Shutter

1/640

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 golden-hour or haze-filtered light bathes a layered mountain range in warm peach and cream tones. Light appears to come from a low angle to the right, creating gentle tonal separation between ridgelines through atmospheric haze rather than hard shadow. Contrast is extremely low, palette is monochromatic warm beige. Mood is ethereal, minimalist and meditative. Depth of field appears deep with the entire scene in focus.

Look character

Extreme atmospheric haze compressing tonal range into soft peach and creamMultiple mountain ridgelines creating depth through tonal recession rather than sharpnessNear-zero shadow contrast with light appearing to emanate from within the hazeWarm golden-orange colour cast unified across sky and foreground fog

Difficulty

Needs a short window of light.

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