Pumpkin Soup

As I am writing this, it is a few days out from Halloween night 2023. As it is approaching a year of making the switch fully to Fujifilm, I have been reflecting on the features I was excited about before receiving my X-H2s. Most of these features I have explored over the last year, but one I was extremely excited about but haven’t tested enough is the new Film Simulation for X-Trans V sensors, Nostalgic Negative.

Earlier in the year I created one Fujifilm Recipe using Nostalgic Negative called ‘Bonsai Green’ but generally I feel like I have been missing out on what this film simulation can offer. So after a bunch of shooting/testing/tweaking I have come up with another recipe - ‘Pumpkin Soup’ - which has been created to specifically maximise the glorious Autumnal sunlight, the colours and tones associated with Autumn, and an overall nostalgic feeling that is warm but punchy.

This recipe really relies on three main things - Nostalgic Negative for the emphasis on brown, orange, red tones of Autumn, clarity turned up to 11 (+5) and a bit of a weird white balance that helps to make it shine. Here are some example images below of how this recipes looks not just shooting leaves, but all sorts of environments.

I recommend using this recipe in the daylight, golden hour or sunrise/sunset for those warm, rich tones. If you want to make the most of that glorious Autumnal light, why not plug in the recipe and give it a go for yourself. I think it captures the feeling of Autumn perfectly just like a big bowl of pumpkin soup should!

Pumpkin Soup

Nostalgic Negative
Dynamic Range: 200
Highlight: -1
Shadow: +4
Color: +2
Noise Reduction: -3
Sharpening: 0
Clarity: +5
Grain Effect: Weak, Large
Color Chrome Effect: Off
Color Chrome Effect Blue: Weak
White Balance: Underwater (R3 B-5)