HD Videos from Tokyo, Japan
Sunny day for the 2023 edition of the Coming of Age in Tokyo. This year I decided to make a short video in Meiji Jingu but wanted to travel light. So no tripod, no Ninja recorder, no gimbal and no bazooka. Just the Canon R6 set in HDR at 60fps, a VideoMic NTG and the…
Leisurly stroll around the Senso Ji temple for the new year. The difference from a few months back is striking: the foreign tourists are back ! Senso-ji Temple, located in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, is the city’s oldest and one of its most significant temples, making it a central location for New Year celebrations….
Yodobashi Akiba is a massive electronics and shopping complex located in Akihabara, Tokyo, which is known as the city’s hub for electronics, gaming, and otaku culture. Yodobashi Akiba stands as one of the largest electronic stores in Tokyo, attracting tech enthusiasts, tourists, and locals alike with its vast array of products and services. Overview The…
I wanted to see how well the GoPro Hero11 would work on a roller coaster so I gave it a try at Tokyo Disneyland. Conclusion: it works quite well in bright places but quite poorly in dark areas. Still, the stabilisation remains remarkable given how shaky the whole scene was. Big Thunder Mountain at Tokyo…
This part of Akihabara is known as Electric Town but Maid City is perhaps more apropriate ! Akiba maids, often seen in Akihabara, Tokyo’s famous district known for electronics, anime, and otaku culture, are a unique and colorful aspect of Japanese subculture. These young women, dressed in elaborate, Victorian-inspired maid costumes, are part of a…
This is my first GoPro and to quickly check how it performs in 10-bit color space , I rode the JR Yamanote line between Sugamo and Akihabara (Akiba) on a sunny autumn afternoon. Quite happy with the results: with 10-bit color and an HDR workspace (I use FCPX), it is possible to make some adjustments…
Late summer afternoon in Asakusa for a walk at the Sensoji Temple. Sign of summer festivals approaching: young Japanese women wearing colorful yukatas.
Twelve years have passed since I first made a video of the the automated car park in Roppongi Hills so I thought it was time for shooting a new version, with much better hardware to give you as many details as possible in 4K HDR.
Third attempt at shooting an HDR video in 4K at 60fps. Back in Shibuya but this time on a hot summer night, and with two lenses : RF 15-35mm and 70-200mm.
My second attempt at making a 4K HDR video. This time I did not mess up the color space when recording and I read the white paper on HDR and Wide Color Gamut in Final Cut Pro [link] from Apple. This should improve the end results. At least on my HDR display it does! Hope…
I wanted to try shooting HDR videos for sometime but 4K was just too heavy to handle for my old iMac. Since it recently died (after 8 years of heavy daily use – rest in peace my friend), its replacement (M1 processor and HDR display) gave me an opportunity to give it a shot. So…
Japanese construction workers removing the asphalt layer on a road, in Tokyo, in front of my house to be precise. I find it extremely satisfying to watch, don’t you?
A video of some interesting roadwork in front of my house in Tokyo. In my opinion, Japanese efficiency is hard to beat once a well-defined process is established.