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Cotswold Standard, Rural English Recipe

Pro Neg Standard film simulation recipe designed for natural scenes

On my commute to work, I often find myself daydreaming about film recipes and taking photos. The route I take passes through England’s Cotswolds and so I’ve dreamt up this recipe for rural, natural and backroad scenes.

My go to film simulation for natural scenes is Pro Neg Standard, which has a naturally soft look and a gently nostalgic film like feel. This suits the colour palette of landscape photography, and looks lovely in soft sunlight, such as at the ends of the day. In this spirit, Costwold Standard has a warm colour balance, reminiscent of the warm tones of the buildings and summer fields found in this region.

I’ve tested this recipe on my X-S10 from winter though to mid-summer and found it a flexible and versatile recipe, keeping a soft look throughout the seasons. I’m sure it’ll also work where you live, and bring a similar feel to your images too.

Winter walks amongst the big trees, using Cotswold Standard film recipe

Cotswold Standard Film Recipe

  • Simulation: PRO Neg. Std
  • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
  • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
  • Colour Chrome Blue: Off (IV) / Off (V)
  • White Balance: Auto
  • WB Shift: +4 Red, -6 Blue
  • Dynamic Range: DR400
  • Highlights: -1.5
  • Shadows: +0.5
  • Color: -2
  • Sharpness: -1
  • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
  • Clarity: 0
  • EV compensation: +1/3
A winter visit to Montacute House, using Cotswold Standard film recipe
Around the gardens of Montacute House, Cotswold Standard film recipe
A summer afternoon, with the Cotswold Standard film recipe
Summer wheatfield detail, using Cotswold Standard film recipe
A golden hour silhouette, with the Cotswold Standard film recipe
Interesting plants, captured with the Cotswold Standard film recipe
Winter photowalks with the Cotswold Standard film recipe
Playing with the light inside Montacute, Cotswold Standard film recipe
A last look before leaving, with Cotswold Standard film recipe
The bare trees of a winter woodland, Cotswold Standard film recipe
A dusting of snow, using the Cotswold Standard film recipe
Mellow tones in the mellow season, Cotswold Standard film recipe
Sunlight and dead leaves, captured with Cotswold Standard film recipe
Even in winter, there are kite surfers. Cotswold Standard film recipe
A winter afternoon on the shore, Cotswold Standard film recipe
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