TAKING THE PISS!! Street photography in the rain. Fujifilm X-T4 with Roman Fox & Fabien

[@tazchars8857]

super team super shots..love the lady and the window...the guy with the umbrella...and the feet up with the boots guy shot.

[@GarethDanks]

hey man thanks so much 😊

[@MannyOnePointFour]

Ex-Fuji shooter here. As far as I was aware, the DR settings do absolutely nothing to the raw file, after all raw is unmodified data. It’ll probably affect the jpeg preview on the back of the camera, but that’s all. And perhaps it may add metadata to the raw file in case some raw converters can read it and apply those settings in post, but Adobe ACR/Lightroom won’t. You’ll just get an unmodified raw file - as it should be.

[@Sapphire61]

Roman's summer trousers were obviously the reason for the rain! A great soggy adventure. Weird about how the people are reacting to opening up ... we will see!

[@jonstout7635]

Love the puddle reflections. Rarely rains in El Paso, Texas and dust adds nothing to a shot.

[@GarethDanks]

Thanks mate!! wow.. i didn't think of that WR would be more important for dust!! i trust them on the beach too which I feel I shouldn't haha

[@clintwoosley9512]

I work in El Paso a week a month. The dust sure makes the sunsets beautiful though!!

[@jonstout7635]

@@clintwoosley9512 • So true! I've gotten some great shots of the red sand dunes on the east side of town as well. I'm just anxious for some rain puddles downtown and for the water to return to Hueco Tanks.

[@johndurrant9929]

so, in my humble opinion, numbers 7 & 17 were the best shots. Great reflection and also a bit of a portrait, and then 17 was great. Big umbrella and composition was good. Almost had a little mystery not seeing the guy! Anyhow, well done mate. THX.

[@petersmitham8273]

Love the reflection photos....😘🌈📷

[@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67]

The puddle reflection shots are fantastic, now back to the video. One of these days I will upgrade to an XT4 from my XT30 but I shoot with mine in the rain and have had no issues and its not weather sealed. Thanks for sharing mate.

[@charliejg]

Are you using a polarizing filter for the puddles and when you shot the lady through the window?

[@ianhargreaves9226]

Great POV as always the reflection shots are bangers I would be proud of them btw Roman has a really funny side to him looking forward to the next POV 😀

[@markjagger7139]

Great images Gareth, I always put my camera away when it’s raining even though it’s says it’s weather sealed , water can get in anywhere.

[@GarethDanks]

What camera? perhaps you shouldnt! 😊

[@markjagger7139]

@@GarethDanks 😂 that water can get in any where

[@deanconley9331]

Number 16 was my fave Gareth

[@Richard-xj5ye]

My first decent camera was a Nikon F. No Photomic head, just trial and error which lead to experience and a reasonably good eye for exposure. Fully mechanical. No batteries required. Used it for years all around the world, in all sorts of bad weather and harsh conditions. Then deteriorating eyesight and the digital revolution took over, and made it obsolete. Can't afford top line, fully waterproof professional cameras and am now restricted to advanced level DSLRs. Consequently, a weather forecast is now part of my photo planning. How I miss those miserable, rainy days, rating my high speed 400 asa film at 1600 and keeping my fingers crossed for any result at all.

[@desgardner7169]

Rather you than me but hey you got some keepers! I used my camera once in a really bad downfall of rain, so I went in a pub to dry off both myself and the camera, after 2 hours I came out sloshed, never again. But it was St Patricks day......thanks for trip into London.

[@morrisbagnall2690]

I trust my Olympus EM1 MkII with the 12-40 F/2.8 Pro in those conditions and it hasn't yet let me down. There are some great images to have in those conditions and its important to have a camera that will survive them. Enjoyed that one Gareth.

[@GarethDanks]

i like olly's for their wr reputation! great cameras! thanks glad you enjoyed 😊

[@richardlewis9868]

Great vid Gareth, rain always makes a good shot, I play it safe with my canon, sony and fuji, all weather sealed but I just stand under cover when it rains and sulk for a while as I don't know what the level of weather sealing actually is.

[@Murvalous]

I actually think you'd like Clapham, down to Balham and into Tooting, a fewarkets and the indoor market at Tooting which I really should go do for pics at too

[@fabienb]

And here I make my video appearance again! 😁 I actually do have an issue with the XT4 under the rain, even the lightest drizzle: the moment one tiny drop hits the eyepiece, the screen goes completely blank and unusable. Fuji say it's normal but it didn't happen with my previous cameras 🤷🏻‍♂️ Anyway, looking forward to our next walk! And thanks for sharing the few photos I took 🤗

[@paulm8157]

Enjoyable post, Gareth.👍 Good pacing and vid editing. Love new phrase “Camera Parent” - had not heard that one before. Pic numbering a big plus to encourage viewer input, same for running commentary. Pics 7 and 8 best for balanced reflections, IMO. Re: XT-4 missed focus, how come? Was that due to spot focus setting - e.g., pic 16 foot in focus but not round “keep distance” sign? Would wider focus area solve issue? Mystery meaning of “piss” in title not cleared up until 9 min or so - thought might have to do w/dog or some subject answering nature instead of high volume of shots out of cam. “Shifting giggles”?? What happened to Roman’s XT-4? Did it recover? Cheers!

[@2e0hpi]

Never had a problem here on the coast , amazing to see what stage cameras are at and never put the 100v down. Cracking video also

[@GarethDanks]

i need to get a TC for my 100.. i feel 50mm its a safer focal length for portraits and candid street photography mix.. you got one?

[@2e0hpi]

Yes I have the TC for the V and it's a godsend

[@GarethDanks]

Great thanks. I’ll look out for one. Mki or 2?

[@2e0hpi]

If you don't mind changing the settings on the older version in the menu than the newer version with the magnet as optically there both the same

[@GarethDanks]

Yeah that’s what I’d heard. Even that you can add a magnet yourself to make it work the same. Interesting

[@mjgrasso76]

Summer in London hey - who would believe it!

[@diannerobbins3498]

You miss d the image of Roman Fox dancing in the rain 😂. Would love to see that one 😂

[@GarethDanks]

haha i got them but thought they were pants.. wasnt camp enough haha

[@snapsbyfox]

haha love it. Great video man

[@GarethDanks]

Thanks mate!! looking forward to the next!! :-)

[@martinagiusstreetphotography]

Some really great pix you got in this vlog

[@ianford9661]

Thoroughly enjoyed this latest video. I love the reflection images! I’ve noticed lately that you’re using the X-T4 for your street photography and not the X-100V. Is this because it handles better?

[@feydanmedia]

Fujifilm produce some really great colours

[@harrycutts2045]

Great video Gareth. When is the next F8 mag out? I had a Panasonic GX8 and a 12-35mm f2.8 lens at an open air concert, never stopped raining and I never put the camera away. 3 hours of stood in the rain wet through and freezing. Camera never missed a beat and survived to shoot another day. I now shoot Fuji XT1 and XT2, never had a problem with either of them also.

[@GarethDanks]

Hey thanks so much Harry.. next week It goes to print.. my fault I've been working away lots!! thanks for watching mate!! Any feedback on the mag very much welcome :-)

[@harrycutts2045]

@@GarethDanks The mag speaks for itself, you just need to get it out there. I initially got it for my daughter who is doing photography in college but I probably read it more than she does and always look forward to the next issue. The interviews are great, it's nice to hear how others see the world and what attracts them to an image.

[@paulburwood8231]

What's new about pubs not being open in Wales ;-) I remember years ago them not being open on Sundays!! The guy tipping his hat outside the Golden Eagle.

[@sc0ttmagoon]

My two Fujifilm cameras (X100F and X-T30) are not weather sealed. I don’t know how I will mentally adapt when I get one that is. But it will be nice to get to the point of not caring about rain. Also, I am enjoying my issues of F8.

[@CraigPitts]

8 was my fav! Nice work mate

[@GarethDanks]

hey man, thanks for watching.. give me a date to shoot dude 😊

[@CraigPitts]

@@GarethDanks I'll drop you a text mate, I'll be over your way in a couple of weeks 👍🏻

[@RM831BC4E4]

Great Vlog as always Gareth.

[@camerafusion]

All the shots were awesome

[@jonhermannsson9231]

Nice video as always from you Nice images

[@harryjamesroth]

Fun video as always. You should check out Primrose Hill next time

[@GarethDanks]

actually yes!! that was on my todo list!! thanks for the reminder! :-)

[@MikaelRudolfsson]

I had it today...on my Xt4 was out in a thunderstorm...now my camera doesn't af or turn off...

[@GarethDanks]

ah nooo. hope you got it sorted!! battery out for a few days!!

[@MikaelRudolfsson]

@@GarethDanks Yeah, It recovered, only took a night in a well ventilated place 😁

[@DigitalNomad1968]

No issues with rain so fair and have done 6 weeks in Vietnam and Thailand during the monsoon season…..prior to lockdown…Fuji x100v modern day classic and epic camera for all weathers

[@pavelperina7629]

I have X100V and Panasonic G80, both weather sealed, by idk .... with Panasonic I wonder how zoom lenses are weather sealed so they do not suck water and how easy is for water to evaporate and both cameras have some suspiciously looking dials, microphone inputs, ... well, Panasonic survived one hour of constant use in light rain and two hours of completely soaked backpack and camera bag in/after heavy downpour that ruined my previous mobile phone. But even old Panasonic GF1 survived being used in dense wet snow when I did not noticed how much snow got into camera bag where it melted and I when I took camera one hour after I returned home, there was condensed water everywhere.

[@dcallan812]

It looks so clean. I remember it being a sh1t hole. I guess that will come back once people start visiting more.Some great photos 2x👍 Shoreditch used to be a quirky but went posh.I used to go to Shoreditch house,great club, roof top swimming pool, You have to be invited to buy a membership. (glad I have contacts(well I HAD, not any more))

[@GarethDanks]

It really is mate. Love the place. 😊

[@robertdavis1255]

Thanks for sharing.. no I haven't shot pics in the rain... maybe I should be more adventurous as I love street photography ....😀

[@camerafusion]

I love shot 1

[@jonfletcher147]

Shot in the rain for years with Nikon DSLR’s and since Fuji X began….no issues! 😅❤️

[@GarethDanks]

strangely id expect a dslr to last better.. i dont know why.. perhaps im wrong to think that 🤔

[@reeciep]

Knowing all those locations pretty well did you walk it all? If so a fair old way!

[@GarethDanks]

We did indeed! yup! then had to drive 4hrs home haha

[@Zlin0035]

Come up to Edinburgh, plenty of "Quirky people" and I've had my X-H1 out in heavy rain with no issue.. i've even had my old Canon 750D (not weather proof) out in rain and.. it didnt care xD

[@carltanner9065]

When I saw "Taking the Piss" in the title, I thought you were going to go around with a few beers in your camera bag :D :P Most Pentax cameras wouldn't even worry about that sort of weather. The Olympus cameras from the EM-5 and up are weather sealed as well. Very robust cameras.

[@GarethDanks]

haha.. would have been a different standard of photography then tho! might be something we should try tho! haha.. the pentax were always known for their extreme WR.. the olly too.. amazing really

[@carltanner9065]

Well, it'd be a "Happy Hour" photo session :D :P

[@royston6451]

There are some Waterproof Covers you can buy for different makes of Camera's.! I would never go Out in the Rain without mine.! Probably because I cannot afford to Pay £100's of £'s to Buy another Camera if the Rain gets inside and ruins my Only Camera.! 📸

[@SkiwithMike]

Shot 8 for the win

[@GarethDanks]

haha hey mike mate.. we need a catch up 😊

[@andrewlunn]

London sure has changed so much in the past 18 months

[@GarethDanks]

Hey man. Thanks for watching. Where would you say has quirky people? Ever heard of trelick tower?

[@andrewlunn]

@@GarethDanks Brixton may be worth a visit. I've heard of Trelick Tower but haven't been there.

[@shot2death876]

Might have been interesting if there had not been so many ad breaks!

[@david_keating]

Get yourself to Brighton if you want great photos and loads of people.

[@GarethDanks]

I’d love to mate. It’s definitely on my list 😊

[@david_keating]

@@GarethDanks it's the new London. I'm only 45 mins by car away so I'm down there as much as I can.

[@GarethDanks]

You on my fb group or Instagram? I’ll put a post up when I can get there. Be Great to meet ya

[@david_keating]

Yes mate I am indeed

[@JanneRanta]

4 & 5 a great pair imho.

[@GarethDanks]

hey thanks so much 😊

[@simonzinc-trumpetharris852]

You need to check the pisstogram!

[@bcegerton]

How bad has Brick Lane got, may as well walk down Market Street in Manchester

[@ianhargreaves9226]

What's wrong with Market Street I've had some good shots there 🤔

[@bcegerton]

@@ianhargreaves9226 Same, there every week but not known for the best dressed or funky dressed people is it?

[@ianhargreaves9226]

Affleck's Palace is quite a good place for odd bodds 👍

[@bcegerton]

@@ianhargreaves9226 Yes, great round there, off to Birmingham today for a refreshing change

[@ianhargreaves9226]

@@bcegerton how can I see your photos are you on Instagram ?