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AI reference frame for the Nikon recipe Copper Facade Equinox AI reference frame Nikon · 2026-11-08

Copper Facade Equinox

Vivid
Picture Control
Vivid
White balance
5600K
WB shift
A2, 0
Sharpening
+3.00
Mid-range sharpening
+2.00
Clarity
+3.50
Contrast
+2.00
Saturation
+2.25
Brightness
-0.25
Hue
-0.50
Active D-Lighting
Low
Exposure comp.
-0.3
ISO
64–400

Bodies Nikon Z9, Nikon Z8, Nikon Z7 II, Nikon Z7, Nikon Z6 III, Nikon Z6 II, Nikon Z6, Nikon Z f, Nikon Z5 II, Nikon Z5 IIC, Nikon Z5, Nikon Z50 II, Nikon Z50, Nikon Z fc, Nikon Z30

This image is an AI reference frame: Luma generates it alongside the recipe to show the mood being aimed at. No photograph here was taken with these settings, and it is not a sample of what your camera will produce. The settings values are the real thing.

About this recipe

A high-contrast architectural recipe built for autumn cityscapes where brick, stone, and concrete meet blazing fall foliage. The Vivid Picture Control with boosted saturation punches the copper and crimson of turning leaves against the cool, neutral tones of building facades — iron railings, terracotta brickwork, limestone cornices. Elevated clarity bites into architectural texture: mortar lines, carved stone, weathered window frames all snap into sharp relief. The warm white balance pulls amber from sunlit walls while the slight negative hue shift keeps greens from going yellow, preserving the rich variation of mid-autumn canopies. Active D-Lighting on Low holds detail in shadowed archways without flattening the punchy contrast. Ideal for grand civic buildings, university quads, or city streets lined with tall deciduous trees on a bright, clear November morning.

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