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AI reference frame for the Nikon recipe Dying Fern Celluloid AI reference frame Nikon · 2026-11-04

Dying Fern Celluloid

Flat
Picture Control
Flat
White balance
5600K
WB shift
A3, M1
Sharpening
+1.00
Mid-range sharpening
-1.00
Clarity
-1.50
Contrast
-1.75
Saturation
-1.25
Brightness
+0.50
Hue
-0.50
Active D-Lighting
Low
Exposure comp.
+0.3
ISO
400–1600

Bodies Z9, Z8, Z6 III, Z f, Z7 II, Z6 II, Z5 II, Z5 IIC, Z50 II, Z fc, Z30, Z50, Z5, Z7, Z6

This image is an AI reference frame: Luma generates it alongside the recipe to show the mood being aimed at. No photograph here was taken with these settings, and it is not a sample of what your camera will produce. The settings values are the real thing.

About this recipe

A cinematic fall recipe built around the muted, slightly desaturated palette of late-autumn undergrowth — dying ferns, rust-brown bracken, and the last olive-green moss clinging to forest floors. Inspired by the look of overexposed 16mm film stock, this recipe pulls warm yellows and oranges toward ochre and khaki rather than blazing them. Flat picture control strips away contrast and saturation at the base, while a gentle positive brightness lift and a cool-leaning white balance (offset with a subtle amber shift) keep skin and foliage from going grey. The result is a washed, matte cinematic frame ideal for forest walks, woodland trails, fallen-leaf ground cover, or misty November tree lines. Shoot wide open in soft overcast light for the most film-like rendering.

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