Valenwood, Film Recipe for Explorers

Get outdoors with your Fujifilm camera and this warm Astia film simulation recipe

My personal style of photography is outdoor based, often taken in the woods and forests of the South of England. You’ll have seen many samples across this site, as I test film simulation recipes on my walks and explorations.

Some of my recipes were created with these forests and woodlands in mind, and are especially suited for photowalks in landscape and nature.

The characteristics of these recipes mean that they work well in a wide range of situations, including any outdoor imaging, such as street photography, urban exploration or snaps on vacations and trips.

But where is Valenwood? Well, it’s not a real woodland, but a region in the Elder Scrolls series of video games. Other recipes inspired at least in name in this series include Dawnstar and Jorrvaskr.

Bright sunlight illuminating spring leaves, with the Valenwood film recipe

Valenwood Film Recipe

  • Simulation: Astia/Soft
  • Grain Effect: Weak, Large
  • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
  • Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
  • White Balance: Fluorescent 3
  • WB Shift: +3 Red, -8 Blue
  • Dynamic Range: DR400
  • Highlights: -1.0
  • Shadows: -1.0
  • Color: -2
  • Sharpness: 0
  • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
  • Clarity: 0
  • EV compensation: -1/3
The wamrth of a Summer evening, captured with Valenwood film recipe
A pale poppy, bracken fern and June foxgloves. All toned with the Valenwood film recipe
Winter moods in Southern England, captured with the Valenwood film recipe
Exploring Mottisfont House and gardens, with the Valenwood film recipe
The grand view across the lawn, using the Valenwood film recipe
Spring bluebells in the golden hour. Valenwood film recipe
The fanciful shapes of emerging spring growth. Astia tones from Valenwood film recipe
Red, blue, green and yellow. All captured with the Valenwood film recipe
Where will you go exploring with the Valenwood film recipe?

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