HDRi
Pultusk Field, Unclipped Sun
Get this HDRi100% linear 32bit workflow, full EV range, 20k resolution. USE UNCOMPRESSED 32bit ORIGINAL FILE FOR THE BEST RESULT.
Color-graded 20k JPG panorama:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fLAzc5Ynls0yFOwwwzCayZfXhTmtHXXk
Tutorial on how to set nodes with JPG background panorama:
https://youtu.be/aj0LoQLjgYo
18:30, Spring, sunny, clear sky. Grassy field on the outskirts on Pultusk in Poland. The area is surrounded by trees located about 300-500 meters away. The sun in Golden hour giver warm, soft light with long shadows.
Sun is unclipped, so in Cycles, you don't need any light source, other than this HDRI for realistic shadows.
Methodology:
140 photos of the environment with 12 mm DSLR lens on a panoramic head (7 expositions) with 1,66 EV spacing + 7 photos with 1,66 EV spacing of only the sun with ND1000 (10 stops) filter and 9 photos with 1,66 EV spacing with ND1000 stacked with ND4000 filter (10+12=22 stops).