Ricoh GRIII Night Street Photography in Shibuya

A night of Ricoh GRIII street photography in Shibuya.
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[@lifeafterwork_62]

this kind of cinematic journey ,love it

[@jamesford_jp]

Happy to hear!

[@mjvielle]

the Ricoh has lots of in-camera filters/ adjustments---what did you use of that--or if not, what generally are you doing in post? thks for the chill night tour!

[@jamesford_jp]

Glad you enjoyed it! I don’t typically use any camera filters or do anything in camera as I just shoot RAW. For editing, I usually just fix the exposure, set the white balance, and then adjust the contrast and color saturation to my liking. That's about it 🙂

[@rev0330]

very very !! cooooll!!!

[@jamesford_jp]

Thank you!

[@monikabrandenstein5011]

Impressively filmed and photographed, James. And the music!!! I really like the long cello part of the music throughout the video, and when played in such minor tones, it corresponds to what I feel when I watch your film (on the big screen of the TV, by the way). Where do people go, where do they live their lives, do they have a good future? What fate awaits them? You can hear their laughter and see the joy on their faces. The boys 1:15 with the skateboards, for example. How will her life continue? And that of the children who climb the wall. The sequence with the train afterwards in the beautiful colors - that's like a symbol of what I just mentioned. Everything goes on - time doesn’t stand still. What is impressive at 2:48 is the many pedestrians who move towards each other and then diverge again - all on their own path. I really like the scene at 7:58 - the child jumps up so happily, then runs away and disappears into the background. Much of what I see is thought provoking. The special colors in the video do this - but also the black and white photos - everything fits together harmoniously. Very interesting to watch and listen to. You also did a great job editing the film! And when the movie ended, I started again, but with my eyes closed - just listening to the music. A special experience because I already had the images in my head.

[@jamesford_jp]

I’m thrilled you enjoyed it that much! 😁 it was a good night for both photos and video. I’m so familiar with Shibuya at this point that it didn’t even feel like I had to “find” things to shoot: they all just played out in front of me and I had but to observe. As always, thanks! 😆

[@the_crapturer]

Did you shoot the videos in the Ricoh GRIII as well ?

[@jamesford_jp]

Nope. Quite impossible to get that kind of footage with it. All the video is shot with an XT5. Only the photos are with the GRIII.

[@the_crapturer]

How would in general rate the video capabilities of the Ricoh ? On a different note, I loved the faint glow around the light sources in the video clippings. Was that because of some filter ?

[@jamesford_jp]

Eh, I think it's hardly worth talking about. If I wanted to use it for video, I might as well use my phone which is a lot better and has more capability. And yes, I used a black mist filter to add that glow to the video 🙂

[@the_crapturer]

Nice. Thanks for the replies and hope you are doing well. I love the work you produce here on KZbin.

[@jamesford_jp]

Thank you!