Natural colour film recipe based on Astia film simulation, with vivid greens and blues
Arboria
This punchy colour film simulation recipe uses Astia Soft and adjustments to give a bold colourful look with attractive contrast and a natural look. It’s vivid when compared to many of my recipes, but it’s less bold than standard Velvia, and a great choice for nature and landscape images in all conditions.
This recipe was developed on X-S10, and contrast is boosted with a +0.5 nudge to both shadows and highlights. But if you camera only takes whole numbers, e.g. X100v, you can used 0 and 1 instead. On cameras without CC Blue or Clarity, you can skip those settings, perhaps trying a minimum level mist filter in brighter conditions.
Blue skies and natural greens are especially lovely with this recipe, but it also loves the tones of autumn and winter too. It’s a recipe for all seasons. So, whether Arboria is your home planet, or you’re on a mission with just 14 hours to save the earth, this recipe will deliver for you … in a Flash!
Arboria Film Recipe Settings
| Film Simulation | Astia/Soft |
| Grain Effect | Weak, Small |
| Col. Chr. Effect | Weak |
| Col. Chr. Blue | Weak |
| White Balance | Auto, +3 Red, ‑3 Blue |
| Dynamic Range | DR400 |
| Highlights | 0.5 |
| Shadows | 0.5 |
| Colour | 4 |
| Sharpness | ‑1 |
| ISO N.R. | ‑4 |
| Clarity | ‑2 |
| EV Comp. | +1/3 |
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Arboria Film Recipe: Sample Photos
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Photos taken with the Arboria film recipe by members of the Film Recipes community.
Photos by Fraser Reid
Photos by Doris L Britton
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