Arboria, Astia for All Seasons Colour

Natural colour film recipe based on Astia film simulation, with vivid greens and blues

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

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Photos taken with the Arboria film recipe by members of the Film Recipes community.

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Photos by Doris L Britton

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