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Pale Blue Dot, Bleach Bypass for Planet Earth

Eterna Bleach Bypass film simulation recipe with soft blue skies

I’ve been inspired by astronomy recently, and in particular some of the photos of Earth taken by astronauts and probes in the early days of space flight. One of interest was the Pale Blue Dot image of Earth, taken by the Voyager probe at a distance of 6 billion km.

So goes the inspiration, and now the recipe. I’m a fan of the striking style of Eterna Bleach Bypass, and realised that with adjustment, a softer look that could be used as a general recipe was possible. My first success in this area was Soft Cinnamon, and now we have Pale Blue Dot, with muted tones and eye catching pale blue skies.

A soft take on the bleach bypass look. Pale Blue Dot film recipe.

Pale Blue Dot Film Recipe

Simulation: Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect: Off
Colour Chrome Blue: Strong
White Balance: 5800K
WB Shift: +3 Red, -6 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlights: 0.0
Shadows: -0.5
Color: +4
Sharpness: 0
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: +2
EV compensation: +1/3

Wonderful water tones, with Pale Blue Dot film recipe

A 900 year old church, at least in part. Pale Blue Dot film recipe

The bell tower, captured with Pale Blue Dot film recipe

St. John’s at Farley Chamberlayne, with Pale Blue Dot film recipe

Patterns in the plasterwork, with Pale Blue Dot film recipe

Springtime green, in X Raw Studio with Pale Blue Dot film recipe

Spring leaves and blue sky, toned by the Pale Blue Dot film recipe

A dead tree against a dynamic sky, Pale Blue Dot film recipe

A different dead tree, with Pale Blue Dot film recipe

An Autumn hedgerow, with Pale Blue Dot film recipe

Summer foxgloves, captured by the Pale Blue Dot film recipe

Motorway sunset, with the Pale Blue Dot film recipe

A winter sunset over the water, using Pale Blue Dot film recipe

A choppy day on the water, Pale Blue Dot film recipe

Let’s go sailing, with the Pale Blue Dot film recipe

Sail tops, captured with Pale Blue Dot film recipe

A country lane in late Summer, with Pale Blue Dot film recipe

Rural congregation, taken using the Pale Blue Dot film recipe

At the tennis club, using Pale Blue Dot film recipe

Tennis net detail, with the tones of the Pale Blue Dot film recipe

Summer clouds by the marina, Pale Blue Dot film recipe

Pale Blue Dot film recipe is Eterna Bleach Bypass toned down

Recipes using Eterna Bleach Bypass

Other film recipe sites are yet to fully embrace Bleach Bypass film recipes, but there are a growing selection of 10+ recipes on this site. Here are a few favourites.

Summer Bleach – for a nostalgic warm feel
Soft Cinnamon – warm tasty colour hints and soft tones
Expired Film 66 – the look of found photos from the attic
Blanko Bleach – striking skies and blue tones

Eterna Bleach Bypass Recipes

Blue Tones, Bright Conditions, Cloudy Days, Eterna Bleach Bypass, Holiday & Vacation, Muted Tones, On The Homepage, Winter

☀️ For this round of The Film Recipes Challenge the recipe is Cineplus, bold Classic Chrome with subtle retro vibes. It’s great in the gloom or bright light and with colourful subjects. Join in by taking some images and share in the Film Recipes Facebook Group or in the recipe page comments. Open to everyone, until 22nd June. Tag #cineplus 😊

2 responses to “Pale Blue Dot, Bleach Bypass for Planet Earth”

TheCameraEatsFirst says:

September 22, 2022 at 8:33 pm

“Rural congregation” :DDD

Here they tend to spread out and can only be seen from a distance. And I don’t usually carry a zoom lens.

I enjoy looking at the photos. Nice to see all the different scenes and details.

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- justingould says:
  
  September 23, 2022 at 12:01 am
  
  What’s hard to see here is that the group of cows is actually on two sides of a fence, but they are still sitting together across the two fields. I thought that was quite sweet.
  
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