Silver Harvest Stillness
A late-summer monochrome recipe that captures the drowsy, haze-softened stillness of fields and forests in the final weeks before autumn arrives. The BW creative look is pushed toward lifted shadows and compressed highlights to mimic the milky, diffused light that hangs over the landscape on hot September afternoons. Reduced sharpness and a touch of fade give the image a classic silver-gelatin film quality — think Tri-X rated low, printed on fiber paper. The slightly warm white balance tint is dialed in before conversion, so skin and dry grasses retain a subtle luminance weight that cooler conversions lose. Best used during the hazy midday hours when harsh color would otherwise be a liability — here that flat light becomes the entire point.
Sony camera settings
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Creative Look | BW |
| White balance | 5200K |
| WB shift | 0, 0 |
| Contrast | -1 |
| Fade | 2 |
| Saturation | 0 |
| Sharpness | -2 |
| Exposure comp. | +0.3 |
| ISO | 400–1600 |
| Color depth | +1 |
Compatible cameras
- α7 IV
- α7R V
- α7R IV
- α1
- α7S III
- α6700
- α7 III