One day in Wales | Ricoh GR IIIx + Fuji X100VI

[@itismaxs]

Your compositions are stunning. Turning basic locations into magic.

[@po.ntandshoot]

Thanks - yes, not the easiest location!

[@lurtzilein]

Extrem tolle Aufnahmen! Gerade krank zuhause und es tut gut auf eine Foto-Reise mitgenommen zu werden!

[@bryanwendland235]

Omg :49 is such a cool shot. awesome composition! 2:44 is great, too with the wall in the foreground and all that fog/mist in the distance. And the hand at 6:49!!!!! So sick. But I think my favorite has to be... that so cute pupper through the window lookin at you!!!!!!! Really glad the almighty algorithm sent me here. Beautiful work

[@po.ntandshoot]

Thanks so much - something about that hand photo also rings true with me 📸

[@TinaMelodie]

Beautiful video and photos Mark!! The music pairs so well too!

[@nAcolz]

Lovely pictures again!

[@po.ntandshoot]

Thank you!

[@ChrisBrogan]

I really love how you get such an early start. You catch some great stuff without all the hubbub. And being that I live in a small town (less than 2 miles across) in the very north of Massachusetts, you inspire me to get compositions that aren't Shinjuku Station. (Yes, I watch a lot of photo walk videos.)

[@po.ntandshoot]

Thanks Chris, I do love an early start - something about the mood in combination with the type of light. It's funny you should mention Shinjuku station, as Tokyo is my next video, but I literally had no keepers from my walk around that station!

[@ChrisBrogan]

@@po.ntandshoot - well poo! I guess it means another trip out. ;)

[@thisisawar9]

That guy you were talking to at the end was a G!

[@po.ntandshoot]

Snipped almost all of the conversation / insight. Get them on mastermind right now!

[@thisisawar9]

Legend. How do you find shooting on overcast days? I’ve always struggled

[@andreasalexander81]

Lovely work, nice variety of locations!

[@po.ntandshoot]

Cheers Andre! I lived in Wales for 2 years, so it was great to return again.

[@yappzai]

were the photos edited or sooc?

[@po.ntandshoot]

these were edited in Lightroom 👍

[@DelacrixMorgan]

What's the soundtrack you are using? It's really chilling vibe.

[@po.ntandshoot]

Hi, I used 3 tracks from Melodie (stock site). 2 of 3 are by Stefano Mastronardi, the other is by Bruce Maginnis.

[@pawel8365]

Very nice photos! I laughed when the guy said "thousands of photos and you can't print any!", yeah ok mate...

[@po.ntandshoot]

Yeah, there were quite a few gems that I couldn't keep in!

[@TweakMDS]

Love it, beautiful locations you have there! Any chance you would show some alternative film simulations? I'm using classic chrome on my x100vi but now am considering playing around a bit with the raw conversion. I wonder how locations with light like this would look with Reala Ace with chrome: strong, chrome fx blue: strong and DR400. I like it a lot, especially when blue sky is in the shot.

[@po.ntandshoot]

Thanks - I'll definitely consider it for a future video!

[@yingzhizhang5760]

really portable and good enough

[@stefano_bellisario]

Beautiful photo!!! Do you use aperture priority or what? Thanks

[@po.ntandshoot]

Yes, effectively! I just toggle the focusing mode and the aperture for the vast majority of shots.

[@pilarpsp127]

Which camera do you like better?

[@po.ntandshoot]

Ha, tough one. Ricoh for an everyday day, Fuji for a planned day.

[@snmartin]

what are your autofocus settings? I am struggling with this on the x100vi and ricoh

[@po.ntandshoot]

For moving subjects (majority of my photos), I keep it on continuous focus mode with wide tracking + single point focus (locking on to desired subject). I change to single focus mode for architecture etc.

[@adamdrakestudio]

What ‘recipe’ are you using on the VI?

[@po.ntandshoot]

Classic chrome! (Plus a tweak or two with the contrast / shadows)

[@adamdrakestudio]

@@po.ntandshoot thanks. Hitting Bath at the end of the month. Hoping for some nice weather to take the camera for a spin.

[@joecookjc]

If you could only have one, which would you choose?

[@po.ntandshoot]

If I had to? X100. Powerful and reliable, plus I can't be without a 35mm. The GR is the better EDC though.

[@tobiahtayo5149]

Do you find enough of a difference to really justify both? I have the VI but have been slightly interested by the GR

[@po.ntandshoot]

Good question. Both are most definitely a luxury, but the more I use the X100vi, the more I find the GR unique. It's a pure everyday carry, so it will gobble up any occasion with family / friends / work where I wouldn't bother fretting over an X series.

[@404michaelnotfound]

Good photographic eye. I just bought the GRIIIX, but coming from Fujifilm, i am still trying to find out if I have made the right decision choosing the GR over the X100VI. I think the Fuji is more like a mechanical photography tool, while the GR is a small, premium non- intrusive point and shoot camera. The photographer in me still longs for the Fuji, but my GR is pocketable, and thats the reason I went for that in the first place. Maybe one day I can try both... How does this street photography work. Do you ask the people you photographed if its ok to use the photos, or only if you get some social interaction with them ?

[@po.ntandshoot]

Cheers. They are 2 very different cameras, so it's not the fairest comparison. Sounds like the reason you chose the GR makes logical sense, and it's why I haven't considered selling mine (which can't be said for the X100VI). Regarding permission, I only ever really ask if we make eye contact / acknowledge eachother before or after taking the shot. Public space is for all, and luckily you can't be reprimanded in the UK for documenting it.

[@zongyiliu7]

How to choose between griii and griiix?

[@po.ntandshoot]

If you like the option of isolation / portraits, then definitely go for the X!

[@classicnickpics465]

Some lovely shots here. So are all the GRiiix shots SOOC jpegs in negative film…no post production? Great either way, just curious as I’m considering the camera myself. Thanks

[@jacky_fisher]

Should be in Positive Film.. Not sure if there are any post-production adjustments..

[@po.ntandshoot]

I do some very minor tweaks of the existing Ricoh simulations in lightroom (negative film and positive film are my favourites). For a day's shooting, I'd typically make 3 versions of the same preset with slightly different exposure levels to account for time of day / location etc.

[@classicnickpics465]

@@po.ntandshoot that’s great, thanks for the reply

[@r423fplip]

​@@classicnickpics465 fantastic camera, you will love it. Set the white balance to 5500k rather than auto, most people use auto.

[@karensurgery3845]

Nice video and photos! Are you editing with LR presets?

[@po.ntandshoot]

Cheers! I make slight tweaks to the existing simulations for both cameras.

[@karensurgery3845]

@@po.ntandshoot Nice!

[@macjim]

Nice to not be remonstrated at for taking photos in a public space… a thoroughly decent man with the dog… 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I’ve had a few close calls where I was told I couldn’t take photos, one assaulted me from behind (an anti-vaxxer) which knocked my confidence for a while after… and I wasn’t doing anything wrong either.

[@po.ntandshoot]

Wow, that's awful. Hope you get back into the swing of things - can imagine it's not easy.

[@naitsoo]

0:38 Vehicle: Asleep

[@po.ntandshoot]

My first thought when I stumbled upon it

[@naitsoo]

@@po.ntandshoot ... and the cultural difference; The casual reaction from the Welsh looks uninterested whereas if you do the point and shoot in Seoul, people will most likely be either frown or asking you to stop filming.