The Venice of Japan, Photographing Kurashiki's Canal District

Kurashiki is a stunning location in Okayama Prefecture, with architecture and monuments dating back to the Edo Period. Of all the places I have shown so far, this is my top recommendation.
Felt inspired to post this now instead of the normal Friday Schedule after watching AbroadinJapan's latest video, in which he perfectly reflects Kurashiki's impressive atmosphere and preservation.
I opted for no commentary on this one, I hope you enjoyed the peaceful walk around.
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And as always I was using my Fujifilm X-S10 with the Fujifilm XC 15-45mm F 3.5-5.6

[@brianbach5096]

Do you use any film simulation ? The color looks very nice and balance compare to some super recipes people use.

[@JacobElijah日本]

Thanks! For this shoot I didn’t use a film sim! I just used Lightroom. Normally putting highlights slightly down, with shadows and blacks up. Then temp and vibrance up a little. Clarity down a little. Then certain aspects of the shot I change more like the subject or sunlight to make them warmer or exposed more

[@brianbach5096]

@ it looks better than film sim tbh, sometimes I feel like film sim colours are a bit too strong, just my taste haha. I like colorful but smooth look, kinda like what you show here.

[@JacobElijah日本]

Yeh the clarity down helps with the smooth look. I think film sims are easy to make extremely saturated or grainy etc. easy to overdo it in the moment

[@brianbach5096]

@ agree, I bought Fuji as my first camera for the color but then I started learning Lightroom and realized not everything look good in film, so I’m starting too shoot raw+jpeg. Thanks for the tips btw 🙏🏻

[@JacobElijah日本]

@brianbach5096 yeh raw is important for Lightroom editing! No problem, just enjoy the process of learning as you go 👊