Sequence of four urban scenes: a brick building with windows, a colorful painted flower planter with flowers, the side of a modern apartment building with balconies, and a cloudy sky above rooftops.

Retropolis

Retropolis channels a raw, cinematic energy that thrives in the heart of the city. With its cool, steel-blue tones and muted warmth, this filter transforms ordinary street corners, alleyways, and building facades into moody visual narratives. Shadows are deepened for gritty contrast, while highlights are softened to echo the glow of overcast skies or twilight streetlamps. Subtle shifts toward desaturated teals and purples bring a retro-futurist edge, enhancing textures like brick walls, concrete, and weathered steel.
Perfect for urban exploration, architecture shots, and street photography, Retropolis turns everyday moments into atmospheric compositions that balance industrial grit with polished sophistication. It’s a filter that makes the city itself feel like a timeless movie set, with just one tap.

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Packaging box for Retropolis digital 35mm film with a city street photo and logo of Camp Filter Hub.
  • Dark storm clouds over the silhouette of a rooftop with chimneys, indicating an impending storm.
  • A building in the process of being renovated, with scaffolding on one side, situated on a brick-paved street with trees and a no parking sign.
  • No parking sign attached to a wooden utility pole, indicating no parking from 7 AM to 5 PM during a temporary tow-away zone, with houses and trees in the background.
  • Silhouettes of trees with dark leaves against a pale sky.
  • Dark clouds in a blue sky with silhouetted tree branches and power lines.
  • Sunlit tropical plants including a banana tree and ivy in a backyard with a blue exterior wall, a wooden fence, and garden decorations.
  • A no parking sign attached to a wooden utility pole with trees and houses in the background.
  • Street scene with a building under construction, scaffolding, trees, a no parking sign, and a brick sidewalk.
  • Colorful cartoon-style mural of three cheerful, anthropomorphic bottle, can, and strawberry characters with arms and legs, holding drinks and making peace signs, set against an orange and blue background.
  • Utility poles and power lines against a blue sky during dusk or dawn, with trees and a building silhouette.
  • A red brick building with five visible windows and a large tree on the left side
  • A small patch of grass surrounded by a sidewalk and street, with two large rocks and one large tree stump in the grass.
  • An old white brick building with multiple windows, some boarded up, and a large central window with a grid pattern. The building appears worn and weathered, with peeling paint and exposed brick. There is a sidewalk in front, a street, and a portion of a car visible at the bottom. A street lamp and power lines are also in view. Trees and power lines are seen in the background and to the sides.
  • A street grate embedded in a concrete sidewalk, with text on it reading 'The Drain Dison'.
  • Construction site with a yellow excavator behind a chain-link fence, working on a building with blue and white 'KingSpan GreenGuard' insulation panels.
  • A multi-story brick and white building with large windows, a storefront with an awning, and a sign that reads 'Grillcheezerie.' There is a bicycle lane sign with an arrow pointing upward in front of the building.
  • Empty parking lot with covered walkway and parked cars during daytime.
  • A modern high-rise building made of glass with a pattern of vertical lines, set against a clear blue sky. There are streetlights, a sign for Kerrytown District, and trees in the foreground.
  • Pedestrian crossing signal with a red hand indicating 'stop' in front of a modern office building with large glass windows.
  • Decorative painted planter box with flowers and illustrations of a sun, butterflies, a girl fishing, and flowers on it, situated on a sidewalk near parked cars and a bicycle.
  • A red bicycle locked to a black pole on a city sidewalk, next to a parked metallic gray car, with another black vehicle in the background. There are some plants and brick paving on the sidewalk.
  • Colorful mural of a flamingo painted on a brick wall with two windows and two trash bins in front.
  • An alleyway between brick buildings with fire escapes and balconies, utility boxes, and graffiti on the walls.
  • Looking upward between two tall buildings with balconies and a utility pole with wires against a clear blue sky.
  • View of tall buildings with fire escapes, balconies, and a chimney against a blue sky.
  • Silhouette of a tall black building with a dark sky in the background and a utility pole with wires on the left side.
  • A parking lot in front of a building with a patterned wall of red and white bricks, small trees, and streetlights during dusk or dawn.
  • Silhouette of utility poles, overhead power lines, and street lamps against a twilight sky with a large tree on the right.

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