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whew too hot, gets the same way here man 🥵 great frames dude, esp love the bnw @ 6:15(?) & around 7ish🤔 🙌🏼🙌🏼💥

catching up bro, great atmosphere in this 🎬✨

this makes me so sad...

Dammmm thats so beutiful...and for some reason i felt like that i wanna live my rest of life there

It's so atmosheric. You did a great job

I gotta ask, did you shoot the video with the GRiii as well? Love the B&W quality, I haven't tried shooting video with my GRiii.❤

Hi James, beautiful photos, again! Thank you so much for sharing!

Hi James, great photos. What focus settings do you use on your xt5 for street photography? Mostly shooting in crowds I use asc, zone focus, photometry multi, aperture open minimum at 8 and I am not happy with the sharpness of the photos. (Fujinon 18mm 1.4). Thanks in advance. Jakub

This is the festival where a 90 degree day wouldn't be so bad! 😂

Hi James, thank you for this further beautiful insight into one of the many festivals that take place in Tokyo at this time of year. In this video it is particularly charming to be able to observe the water effects. You have taken some very good photos, yes!! For example 3:55 how happy the child is!! 4:28 and 6:31 looks like snow instead of rain. 5:04 there seems to be brief eye contact between the two of you. I also like this snapshot 5:16 - the woman with the hat and the little girl having fun. 5:49 a beautiful photo! 6:54 as well. I like the alternation between situation photography and portraits picked out from the crowd. 9:19 so beautiful - this happy child! My favorite is this photo 9:44 - how this little child stands there full of contentment, as if it is completely absorbed in this little branch that it is holding in its hand, as if the surroundings are not important at this moment. And on top of that it is standing on the rainbow - how beautiful!! I was hoping you would take a special photo of it as you walked towards it. A really beautiful situational photo!! But my second favorite is at 9:50, also beautifully captured, this cheerful and happy child who is completely focused on the here and now! Thank you very much, James, for showing us this lively, happy atmosphere, wish you a nice weekend and all the best - モニカ

Wow! This looks like so much fun! Love the snaps! The part where you say "pack up" had ME nervous. I was like, "what's going to happen? Will they flood your camera?" And I agree with you that it's fun to show people (like me here in Boston) what it's like over there for a very unique festival.

I'd love to know the recipe you used for this if you don't mind sharing? Looks great!

is it worth to use it at night ?? cause will impacted the shutter speed must be set low right?? what you think???

Your street photography is truly inspiring. Well done.

If you’re going to shoot at night, you kind of have to use the snap focus feature. Street photography benefits most from using zone focusing. Your depth of field correlates to how much & what part of the frame is in focus. The snap focus options are more or less, the digital version of the zone focus method on a manual camera. It even gives you a bar to tell you how much of the DoF zone will be in focus. Then you just wait for your subject to be within that space & every time you click the shutter, you’ll know it’s tack sharp. It’s a game changer once you get the technique down

Hey mate nice photos. I thinking about to buy a Nikon Z5 as secondary camera. I also own a GR3.

looks so smooth. what was the ISO?

Can I just say that your camera gear is goals!!

Michael Ernest Sweet does ALL of his work with the Ricoh GR. He is a master of the GR and definitely worth checking out. Tim Huynh just put out a video on him last month.

Hello James. Thank's for another interesting video. Great photos! Thank you also for showing such an interesting and colourfull festival. Have a nice weekend.

Hi James, I watched this video again today and I'm as impressed as I have been so many times before! I really think it's one of the best street photography videos I've seen so far, especially because you shot it in my favorite black and white version. Best wishes - Monika

See what you mean about the GRIII at low light. I've got both. I *usually* take the X-T5 for bigger events. But I *was* thinking about using the GRIII for concerts. Maybe I'll reconsider.

I know what you mean about 28&35. With my X-T5, I use Sports Finder mode for a 29% crop, both jpg & raw. It gives 23(35-ish) FOV with my 18 1.4 with a push of a Fn button. The X-T5 might have been better considering the 3-way tilt screen.

What a beautiful video 💛

You fought well! 👏 I think shooting in slightly overcast weather is even harder to determine exposure settings... but you still got so many nice shots & great video~! & Film stock to try → Ilford SFX 200

today I shot ten photos on Kodak gold 200. the realization that I had spent like $2.70 on that alone was kind of jarring. it really makes you take each shot carefully and choose your photos wisely

it's funny, for some reason the video was set to 720p and I was thinking, "these photos don't look very good," so I checked what it was at. when I realized I could set it to 4k I had to restart the video. much better!

Nice pics

nice video dude

Also, that cat looked like "You do NOT have my consent, Sir!" ;)

Question: because of the price and effort, does it make you feel like the shots should be "precious?" I wonder if there's a way to detatch from that. Like, "just shoot the thing" kind of sentiment. I don't know. The cost and my lack of skill is why I'm not shooting film. Curious to know your take.

Hello James, I have the same issues towards film. Once again, a great video and greats shots. Thank you. Greetings from this side of the world! 😀

Nice work James, let me know if you want to go shoot some film together sometime! 😀

Shinbashi was one of my favourite areas when I visited Tokto. Good balance of cohesion and novelty. Feels less messy than other parts, but still has its own flavor. Honestly thought I wouldn't watch Japan videos after my trip, but your videos are always an enjoyable watch. Thanks for all you do James 😊

nice insightful video. the 90 f2 is my favorite lens and i like it for the rare times i do street photography for close detailed shots that would normally be missed with a wide or standard focal length and intimate moments from a comfortable distance :) the lens is great for festival and music clubs too

Hello James! Here, we have experienced temperatures of 35 to 38 degrees, on average, 10 degrees more than normal for this time of year. It has been somewhat exhausting and tiring, so I understand well the difficulties you have felt! Thank you very much for sharing photos and videos. I'm waiting for the next episode! Have a nice weekend!

I’m pretty sure you’re the only one who noticed any neck or double chin issues! Overall, great photos and video. I stumbled across your channel just now. I bought an XT5 last year to replace my old Nikon DSLR. It’s been great. I’m always on the lookout for folks like you who are using my same equipment, but perhaps in different situations or with different lenses. I’m sure I’ll be watching more of your videos. Best wishes!

Awesome video and photos! Japan is the best place for street photography :)

best choice to stay for the last bit, the b/w shots towards the end turned out so so good!!👏👏👏 and extra points for going out in the heat - I'd be going home in one of the ambulances 🫠

Some really juicy shots there. I *just* went out with a 35mm lens today and I've been using a 20mm before that, so holy cats did I have to readjust my shooting. I didn't realize I was so tied to my focal length, but maybe it's a good thing. So I have a chance to learn. Sorry you're not feeling well. I hope you get well soon.

Bro', I was there as well, same day. My friends also bailed on me. Funny, I didn't see you there, I was all over the place. 36 degrees, good times, woohoo! 😀

36 is waaayy too hot! But lovely vid and pic!

Really great shots. Sorry it was so hot. Holy cats about that parade thingy. Poor dude about the heat, though. Loved seeing your walkabout.

Taking pictures in the middle of the day is the worst but you got some amazing shots!

Living in the Fahrenheit world I had to look up what 36 degrees was. YES 96 degrees midday is too hot to be doing anything outside! That cat was dressed very snazzy!

Beautiful. Were the shot using a 20% diffusion filter?

Love your video❤. This may sound weird but could you tell me the name of the font you’re using? I’ve been searching high and low for it 😂.

What camera strap ?