Can’t say enough good things about this channel. Love the chill vibe and the lack of obnoxious humor, music or edits to add fake energy. Love the advice you have for photography, and the neighborhoods you explore. And best of all, your images are really excellent which must be tough to get while also filming content.
Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you like our style. I am also not a fan of the fake energy. I just want our walks to feel like real life. To me, these places are interesting in enough as it is. Thank you for liking the photos. I was a bit unhappy with the ones from this session, but it's all good. The walk was fun and I went down some streets I've never set foot on before, which is always a victory in my mind. :)
That little corner taken over by plants reminded me of the movie "Tokyo!" that I just watched, and also shows an entire house completely wrapped in plants.
Another chill leisurely stroll in an urban environment. Thanks for bringing us along. I may add I like how you set up the screen when presenting your photo samples. Having shooting info (white on black) to the side and not within photo is excellent. So much easier to read. Thanks.
I have been struggling not to buy a new Ricoh GRIII because I know I will not have time to play around with it while already having a Nikon Z9. But last night after watching your channel taking street photos with the mighty Z9, I am now quite confidently happy with my Z9 and will go out to the street for a photo walk to take some streetlife photos with my 20mm 1.8G and 50mm 1.5G. By the way, I really love the way you presented in your videos for such street photo walk by adding a final shot with exif info after shooting a scene. Subscribed and liked.
Watching your videos will never not be interesting! They’re a view into a totally different culture than mine. It’s amazing to see how all the busyness just sort of works. It’s crazy to me haha.
I spent a lot of time in this area so this video was a major nostalgia trip! Plus it's nice to see that Yokohama Station continues to exist in its perpetual state of expansion and/or renovation. For a future video, I highly recommend Kawasaki. The streets east of the station have great red light district vibes!
Again, great video ! I love to go out and just walk and shoot. By the way, just added to my kit a z14-30 f/4S. Can't wait for you to try this beauty ;)
It's always great watching your process and how you explore and capture. I've learned so much from you over the years and am grateful for the individual attention you've always provided. When you're simply walking around or on your travel excursions, do you use lens filters or do you prefer to not add another layer of glass to your lenses? Thanks.
Thank you so much!! I'm so glad to hear the videos are educational and useful to others! I basically don't use lens filters unless it's for adding a fun effect like a glow mist filter or something. :)
Yokohama was definitely a different vibe. I really enjoyed this video. The scene by the river, the arched bridge, and the train going by was speaking good vibes to me. And then there was a dingy, blue metal bridge that could have worked as a leading line to a building across the river, full of japanese kanji, that you completely overlooked. I think something else caught your eye. And how could you have missed those shoes on the water(electric) meter?? Glad Axel spotted those. Anyway, great video. Loved the vibe, and yes, keep the sound of the camera on. Definitely helps us viewers know when you clicked.
Thank you so much!! Yeah I overlook stuff all the time, even when I'm not on camera (though that makes have more tunnel vision). It's why I often go back to same place again and again! With the shoes I was so enamored with the plant life and the vivid blues. These kinds of things suck me in. The shoes are just a bonus. :)
@@jamesgjurovich7893 LOL, I love the economy question to a photographer. I have no idea what will happen but here is what I do know: the BOJ raised rates last week and that strengthened the yen a lot and crashed the Japanese stock market (and other markets too). But since then the yen slipped back down a bit. I think the yen strengthening is dependent on the the US FED lowering rates, but who knows when that will happen. ;)
This was a really cool place to see. Someday when I can visit Japan I'll definitely add photographing Yokohama to the list. Thanks again for the excellent content. :D
I know exactly what you are talking about. I call it "city vibe." It also happens in Taiwan, where I live. If you magically woke up outside of Taipei, let's say in Taizhong, you could tell right away, "This is not Taipei."
Yeah, it's so hard to describe or convey on video, but it's a combination of tons of little things, even the way people act. Amazing that we can pick up on it.
Why?? Why are people so obsessed with the camera and this statement???? I keep hearing it. The truth is that I enjoy using it. That is all. I am not preaching anyone else should.
maybe one day you can change the shutter sounds to something custom, like gunshots, that would make a funny video. I totally understand the "disgust" of using a fake sound on a silent camera, generated engine sounds in electric cars are usually also pretty stupid.
Thank you so much! I generally don't edit much, but sometimes I do a bit more. Never anything beyond just the raw edit (no Photoshop). I really enjoy editing! :)
Not a “dumpy” vid, Lukasz 😊. Challenging to capture sense of place, but IMO the post gives viewers a credible taste of the city (industrial). Are night shoots of the city on tap? (Thinking about the train and river.) Did you find that folks in Yokohama have a distinctive accent from residents of Tokyo? Fav images include 12:26 (silhouette of guy down steps w/perspective), and 1:37 (hanging banners). Thought you might have tried for a few images of the guy whose bike broke. Scavenger hunts are sometimes a camera club mainstay. Perhaps the topic would make for a good YT series - e.g., let viewers suggest items for the hunt and see what you find photographically. E.g. Pepsi Cola vending machine. No? Cheers!
I think Yokohama at night is even better and in fact we we're going to shoot a part 2 on this day but it start pouring rain right after wrapped this part. Shooting in the rain is very difficult for Axel with the gimbal and we were not ready for it so gave up. We'll come back another time! I don't think people have a different accept in Yokohama, but it's hard to say for me. Scavenger hunts is a fun idea! :)
OMG, thank you!!! I've been there once and found it very interesting. And then I couldn't remember how to get there or what it was called (someone brought me there and then we have a bit to drink haha). Finally, I can find this place again. Thank you! :)
@@EYExplore You are welcome!! Also don't forget to stop by Fukutomicho (cyberpunkish + blade runner like red light district * Even locals call it deep Yokohama!!) and Yoshidamachi (dingy place :) ). Those places are about 10 minutes walking distance from Nogecho!
@@joes8346 Thanks for the tips! Actually, I wanted to shoot this video in Nogecho, but as I said couldn't find it by just browsing on the map (I didn't realize was so close to Sakuragicho) so I gave up and just shot around Yokohama station. Will have to go back! :)
I prefer it because it is more 'predictable.' The evaluative mode (Nikon calls it Matrix Metering) weighs the focus point pretty heavily. Since I use 3D Tracking all the time, it effectively makes it 'semi-spot-metering' which I really don't like. The Average mode just averages everything in the scene, so I can easily predict what the camera will do given a particular scene.
@EYExplore Got it. Thanks. Will that make huge difference only for 3D tracking or for the other normal focus modes as well while evaluating a scene. I have got Nikon Z7ii recently, and I normally shoot on Av mode with single point AF/wide area AF (small), so I just wanted to know which metering mode evaluates the scene in a better way
Thx for the video and the picture guys always intresting and relaxing to watch👍, and i have a question what would you guys rather cheap full frame or high end apsc at the same price its just for hobby?
Thank you! I would go with full frame because I'm just used to that lens selection. But I think Fuji has great lenses for APS-C, though I'm not very familiar with it.
Hi. finally i saved some money and decided to buy a camera to start my journey. Nikon D3500 will be very good for me.what s your thoughts about this camera. i know a lots of people had their opinion but.i want to see your opinion too haha
Would love to see something from Fukuoka, if life takes you around those parts. Feel like it's a good city to just explore more spontaneously. There's a spot I saw in Connor and Chris's latest stream(CDawgVA and Abroad in Japan), by the river, which seemed to have some potential, at around the 54 minute mark. Anyways, really enjoyed this foray into Yokohama, which I don't really have a good handle on. Nice chance to learn more!
Maybe some day, but it would have to be a deliberate trip to shoot a video. It's the only way both Axel and I will go to such a place together haha. Anyway, thank you so much!! :)
have you ever experienced a moment where you are walking somewhere you've been a thousand times and suddenly see an image that has always been there but you but you just that time see it and say why didn't I see that before ? another relaxing intimate walk through Japan
Can’t say enough good things about this channel. Love the chill vibe and the lack of obnoxious humor, music or edits to add fake energy. Love the advice you have for photography, and the neighborhoods you explore. And best of all, your images are really excellent which must be tough to get while also filming content.
Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you like our style. I am also not a fan of the fake energy. I just want our walks to feel like real life. To me, these places are interesting in enough as it is. Thank you for liking the photos. I was a bit unhappy with the ones from this session, but it's all good. The walk was fun and I went down some streets I've never set foot on before, which is always a victory in my mind. :)
That little corner taken over by plants reminded me of the movie "Tokyo!" that I just watched, and also shows an entire house completely wrapped in plants.
I've heard of this. Been meaning to get around to watching it. :)
Another chill leisurely stroll in an urban environment. Thanks for bringing us along. I may add I like how you set up the screen when presenting your photo samples. Having shooting info (white on black) to the side and not within photo is excellent. So much easier to read. Thanks.
Thank you so much!! We try to make everything as transparent as possible. It's meant to be somewhat educational! :)
I have been struggling not to buy a new Ricoh GRIII because I know I will not have time to play around with it while already having a Nikon Z9. But last night after watching your channel taking street photos with the mighty Z9, I am now quite confidently happy with my Z9 and will go out to the street for a photo walk to take some streetlife photos with my 20mm 1.8G and 50mm 1.5G. By the way, I really love the way you presented in your videos for such street photo walk by adding a final shot with exif info after shooting a scene. Subscribed and liked.
Thank you so much!! I'm happy to inspire you to do street shooting with your Z9! And glad you enjoy the channel! Thank you! :)
Watching your videos will never not be interesting! They’re a view into a totally different culture than mine. It’s amazing to see how all the busyness just sort of works. It’s crazy to me haha.
Thank you!! Glad you enjoy them! :)
EYExplore- ttotal outstanding picture!take care,
Thank you so much!! :)
I spent a lot of time in this area so this video was a major nostalgia trip! Plus it's nice to see that Yokohama Station continues to exist in its perpetual state of expansion and/or renovation.
For a future video, I highly recommend Kawasaki. The streets east of the station have great red light district vibes!
I like Kawasaki too! That's a good idea! And it seems all major station are always in perpetual evolution haha. :)
Again, great video ! I love to go out and just walk and shoot. By the way, just added to my kit a z14-30 f/4S. Can't wait for you to try this beauty ;)
Nice!! I tried out that lens. You're gonna love it, it's such a versatile lens! :)
Super chill video. Thank you :)
Thanks for watching!! :)
Lukasz, you inspired me to buy the Z9 and the 40mm F2 for street photography. What should I say, the combi is fabulous👍🏻 Great video btw 😉👌🏻
Oh that's great!! Please use our referral links (in the description), unless you got them already in which case, enjoy!! :)
Already bought by my local dealer to support them a little bit but next time…
@@erwinfischer3346 No worries!
Like the change of scenery. Feels like I’m getting to know Japan a lot better.
Thank you!! You'll really like our upcoming series then! :)
enjoyed the chill vibes on this video. love the sound of the shutter
Awesome! Thank you! :)
Thank you so much for making this! I love the lay back vibe.
Thank you so much!! Glad to hear that! :)
It's always great watching your process and how you explore and capture. I've learned so much from you over the years and am grateful for the individual attention you've always provided. When you're simply walking around or on your travel excursions, do you use lens filters or do you prefer to not add another layer of glass to your lenses? Thanks.
Thank you so much!! I'm so glad to hear the videos are educational and useful to others! I basically don't use lens filters unless it's for adding a fun effect like a glow mist filter or something. :)
Have good memories of Yokohama. Beautiful city south of Tokyo.
That's great! :)
Good work mate
Thanks!! :)
Yokohama was definitely a different vibe. I really enjoyed this video. The scene by the river, the arched bridge, and the train going by was speaking good vibes to me. And then there was a dingy, blue metal bridge that could have worked as a leading line to a building across the river, full of japanese kanji, that you completely overlooked. I think something else caught your eye. And how could you have missed those shoes on the water(electric) meter?? Glad Axel spotted those. Anyway, great video. Loved the vibe, and yes, keep the sound of the camera on. Definitely helps us viewers know when you clicked.
Thank you so much!! Yeah I overlook stuff all the time, even when I'm not on camera (though that makes have more tunnel vision). It's why I often go back to same place again and again! With the shoes I was so enamored with the plant life and the vivid blues. These kinds of things suck me in. The shoes are just a bonus. :)
love it!!!! thanks always lukaz
Thank you so much! :)
Ah man I was gonna say we should go shoot yokohama!
Let's do it one of these days!
I like the way you do business. Signs everywhere
Haha, yeah there are loads! :)
I just found out that the Yen has been crashing since before the pandemic. Do you think that it will continue to slide for the foreseeable future?
@@jamesgjurovich7893 LOL, I love the economy question to a photographer. I have no idea what will happen but here is what I do know: the BOJ raised rates last week and that strengthened the yen a lot and crashed the Japanese stock market (and other markets too). But since then the yen slipped back down a bit. I think the yen strengthening is dependent on the the US FED lowering rates, but who knows when that will happen. ;)
Welcome to my neck of the woods! 👋🏻 Great vid as always. Cool to see you wandering around alleys that I’ve trekked countless times.
Oh nice! Yeah, I don't make it out there often but usually have a good time. :)
You’ve probably been but if not, you’d love Noge at night
@@iangelinas5224 I've been once! Need to go back again! :)
I love Yokohama wish I ran into you! Really enjoyed the video
Thank you so much! :)
buenas fotografías y comentarios inteligentes, nada más. Good work.
Thank you so much!! :)
This was a really cool place to see. Someday when I can visit Japan I'll definitely add photographing Yokohama to the list. Thanks again for the excellent content. :D
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! :)
I know exactly what you are talking about. I call it "city vibe." It also happens in Taiwan, where I live. If you magically woke up outside of Taipei, let's say in Taizhong, you could tell right away, "This is not Taipei."
Yeah, it's so hard to describe or convey on video, but it's a combination of tons of little things, even the way people act. Amazing that we can pick up on it.
Love the channel and highlight of my japan trip was an eyexploe tour through Osaka. Just wondering what battery grip do you use for your nikon z6?
Thank you!! For the Z6II I use the MB-N11. :)
Nice pictures as always
Thank you!! :)
lol, shooting street with that camera is like killing an ant with a cannon
Why?? Why are people so obsessed with the camera and this statement???? I keep hearing it. The truth is that I enjoy using it. That is all. I am not preaching anyone else should.
With the firmware update you now have several more shutter sounds!! 🤣
Hehe, yeah. I want the ability to add a custom one so I can have a dog barking or cat meowing haha. :)
maybe one day you can change the shutter sounds to something custom, like gunshots, that would make a funny video. I totally understand the "disgust" of using a fake sound on a silent camera, generated engine sounds in electric cars are usually also pretty stupid.
Haha omg that would be amazing!! I've love to have a star wars blaster sound or something similar. :)
Do you edit your photos much afterwards? Do you enjoy editing? I enjoy your videos : )
Thank you so much! I generally don't edit much, but sometimes I do a bit more. Never anything beyond just the raw edit (no Photoshop). I really enjoy editing! :)
Not a “dumpy” vid, Lukasz 😊. Challenging to capture sense of place, but IMO the post gives viewers a credible taste of the city (industrial). Are night shoots of the city on tap? (Thinking about the train and river.)
Did you find that folks in Yokohama have a distinctive accent from residents of Tokyo?
Fav images include 12:26 (silhouette of guy down steps w/perspective), and 1:37 (hanging banners). Thought you might have tried for a few images of the guy whose bike broke.
Scavenger hunts are sometimes a camera club mainstay. Perhaps the topic would make for a good YT series - e.g., let viewers suggest items for the hunt and see what you find photographically. E.g. Pepsi Cola vending machine. No? Cheers!
I think Yokohama at night is even better and in fact we we're going to shoot a part 2 on this day but it start pouring rain right after wrapped this part. Shooting in the rain is very difficult for Axel with the gimbal and we were not ready for it so gave up. We'll come back another time! I don't think people have a different accept in Yokohama, but it's hard to say for me. Scavenger hunts is a fun idea! :)
I really enjoyed this video. I've never been anywhere in Asia! I'm so surprised how much is written in English.
Thanks!! These days there is more and more, but when I moved to Japan in 2008 there was very little English. :)
Love your session this time! Yokohama definitely has more Showa vibes than Tokyo, you should also check out Nogecho!
OMG, thank you!!! I've been there once and found it very interesting. And then I couldn't remember how to get there or what it was called (someone brought me there and then we have a bit to drink haha). Finally, I can find this place again. Thank you! :)
@@EYExplore You are welcome!! Also don't forget to stop by Fukutomicho (cyberpunkish + blade runner like red light district * Even locals call it deep Yokohama!!) and Yoshidamachi (dingy place :) ). Those places are about 10 minutes walking distance from Nogecho!
@@joes8346 Thanks for the tips! Actually, I wanted to shoot this video in Nogecho, but as I said couldn't find it by just browsing on the map (I didn't realize was so close to Sakuragicho) so I gave up and just shot around Yokohama station. Will have to go back! :)
Lukasz, Great video as usual. May be one question. I have seen you are on average metering mode. How good is it compared to evaluative metering ?
I prefer it because it is more 'predictable.' The evaluative mode (Nikon calls it Matrix Metering) weighs the focus point pretty heavily. Since I use 3D Tracking all the time, it effectively makes it 'semi-spot-metering' which I really don't like. The Average mode just averages everything in the scene, so I can easily predict what the camera will do given a particular scene.
@EYExplore Got it. Thanks. Will that make huge difference only for 3D tracking or for the other normal focus modes as well while evaluating a scene. I have got Nikon Z7ii recently, and I normally shoot on Av mode with single point AF/wide area AF (small), so I just wanted to know which metering mode evaluates the scene in a better way
Excellent content as usual. What is it you do in Japan?
Thanks!! We do photography workshops. :)
At 14:39 you missed the opportunity to become a Yamaha Artist.
Ha! I could have included that vertical piano in my shot somehow, hehe. :)
Thx for the video and the picture guys always intresting and relaxing to watch👍, and i have a question what would you guys rather cheap full frame or high end apsc at the same price its just for hobby?
Thank you! I would go with full frame because I'm just used to that lens selection. But I think Fuji has great lenses for APS-C, though I'm not very familiar with it.
@@EYExplore thanks for sharing guys👍
Hi. finally i saved some money and decided to buy a camera to start my journey.
Nikon D3500 will be very good for me.what s your thoughts about this camera. i know a lots of people had their opinion but.i want to see your opinion too haha
Beautiful! It's a great camera, especially for starting out! Enjoy it! Which lens did you get?
@@EYExplore first default one 18-55. but i would upgrade it to 70-300 maybe
@@napo1743 I see! Yeah the kit lens is alright. I would recommend getting a 35mm f/1.8G for DX. It's affordable and extremely fun to use! :)
Off topic, but have you ever met Daido Moriyama?
I've never met him. I think I saw him once on the street, but wasn't sure if it was him or a just a lookalike. :)
When was this filmed? Do you do street shooting in a small town or country side location?
We shot this video on September 1st. Our upcoming videos will be in a countryside location! :)
@@EYExplorea I was thinking it can’t be that warm in November as you’re wearing a t-shirt and shorts.
Would love to see something from Fukuoka, if life takes you around those parts. Feel like it's a good city to just explore more spontaneously. There's a spot I saw in Connor and Chris's latest stream(CDawgVA and Abroad in Japan), by the river, which seemed to have some potential, at around the 54 minute mark. Anyways, really enjoyed this foray into Yokohama, which I don't really have a good handle on. Nice chance to learn more!
Maybe some day, but it would have to be a deliberate trip to shoot a video. It's the only way both Axel and I will go to such a place together haha. Anyway, thank you so much!! :)
@@EYExplore Yeah, I can definitely see that. Hope it works out, many thanks for the vids!
you Read My Mind Eye Xplorer i Have Questions Can you Explain me Why You Choose Average Meter as usual Plz....
I feel Average Metering is most predictable. I just know how it's going to behave in all situations so I can compensate for it appropriately. :)
are you living in japan? And does Yokohama have an arts district?
I do live in Japan! I'm not sure about a specific arts district, but the area around Noge and Chinatown may have some artistic areas.
Is there still a Chinatown?
yes
Yep! It's at a different part of the city.
How did the cropping go?
What are you referring to?
I hear tourist restrictions have been lifted. Have you seen an increase in Gaijin on your journeys?
Yes, you can't swing a cat without hitting a gaijin.
Haha yeah totally a lot more travelers in Tokyo over the last few weeks. I've been very busy with workshops too!
have you ever experienced a moment where you are walking somewhere you've been a thousand times and suddenly see an image that has always been there but you but you just that time see it and say why didn't I see that before ? another relaxing intimate walk through Japan
Totally! That has happened countless times. Here's a video about such a spot: czcams.com/video/JK-lDGYBK2k/video.html
that was genius thanks