This Photowalk takes place in Ikutagawa (生田川). A long park expanse along the Ikuta River’s east side. There are many sections. There are the Dragon water spitting fountains and Chinese pagoda at the northern end near Shin-Kobe station, down to the playground halfway to HAT Kobe. Some sections are paved, some dirt, and plenty of benches and places to picnic.
A couple of places let you access the river. There are also a couple of areas with playground equipment for the kids. The big paved area just across the street from the pagoda is great for rollerblading, teaching kids to ride bicycles, r/c cars, etc. The upper section gets especially crazy around Hanami time.
I set my Ricoh GR IIIx to P (Program) and Snap Distance Priority. P mode is automatic but allows me to adjust the shutter speed. I shot in both RAW and JPG (Color Slide).
You will notice a lot of motion blur in the photos in this video because the F Stop was f16. After all, I was shooting at DOF3 in Snap Distance Priority. I decided to show all the photos even though some should have been deleted because I felt it’s important to always show the good, the bad, and the ugly (e.g. completely blurry photos) in my run-and-gun style photo walks.
MY GEAR
Photography Camera: RICOH GR IIIx Urban Edition
Video Cameras: PANASONIC Lumix GH6・iPhone 13
Action Camera: DJI Osmo Action 4
Camera Stabilizer: Zhiyun-Weebill-S
Phone Stabilizer: DJI OM4
DJI Osmo Action 3 Stabilizer: INKEE Falcon Plus
Main Camera Lenses: Laowa 7mm f2・M.Zuiko 12mm f2・M.Zuiko 45mm f1.8・M.Zuiko 75mm f1.8・7Artisans 12mm T2.9 MF Cine Lens・Surui 24mm T1.2 MF Cine Lens・Surui 35mm T1.2 MF Cine Lens・Surui 55mm T1.2 MF Cine Lens・DZOFilm Linglung 10-24mm T2.9・DZOFilm Linglung 20-70mm T2.9
Drone: DJI Mavic Air 2
Audio Recorder: OM SYSTEM LS-P5
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