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Aperture Series: Cerro Gordo Assay Shack Warm Sunset (Leica SL)
This outdoor scene lets us see performance to frame edge as well as near-far performance and control of aberrations, overall rendering style and bokeh.
Also fun are the fast-moving clouds and the color change across the series. The right moment sunset moment can pass in an instant.
Cerro Gordo Assay Shack Warm Sunset
Adobe Camera Raw 9.6.1 (631). ACR settings. Camera Profile = AdobeRGB. Highlights pulled down by -100 to bring in the sky without blowing it out.
No camera lens correction used, so this is native performance on the Leica SL.
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