Eterna Bleach Bypass film simulation recipe with muted pale tones
Old Fossil
I hadn’t heard this slang term for a long time, but when I overheard someone accusing their parent of being an Old Fossil recently, I was reminded of it and it stuck in my mind. I’m not so sure that this recipe reflects a fossilised look, but it is a pale tones style, based on Eterna Bleach Bypass, that would work well should I find one in a rock somewhere.
Eterna Bleach Bypass is present only on the newer cameras, and is something of a divisive look. I find it’s fun to work with, delivering muted tones with a wide choice of colour casts. In this one, I’ve kept things natural, adjusting the ‘out of the box’ balance with a WB of Fluo 3, with 3 R and -9 B.
Old Fossil Film Recipe Settings
| Film Simulation | Eterna Bleach Bypass |
| Grain Effect | Weak, Small |
| Col. Chr. Effect | Off |
| Col. Chr. Blue | Off |
| White Balance | Fluorescent 3, +3 Red, ‑9 Blue |
| Dynamic Range | DR400 |
| Highlights | 0 |
| Shadows | ‑1 |
| Colour | 2 |
| Sharpness | ‑1 |
| ISO N.R. | ‑4 |
| Clarity | 0 |
| EV Comp. | 0 |
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