After some weeks of travel I can finally start sharing some impressions, some Light Paintings, and Long exposures that I made along the way. Hope you did not miss me all that much. If so show me some love for this post. After Thailand, I spent some time in Japan. Time was limited and I had to attend a conference, so I chose to go to Tokyo and Kyoto. Today we start right in the heart of Tokyo.
Visiting Japan is always exciting for me. I love the culture, the interesting traditions, and the fascinating history. Today I share a Camera Rotation with a Zoom of the Tokyo Station as the featured Image.
Nach einigen Wochen auf Reisen, kann ich nun endlich einige Eindrücke, einige LightPaintings und Langzeitbelichtungen mit euch zu teilen. Ich hoffe, Ihr habt mich nicht so sehr vermisst. Wenn ja, zeigt's mir paar 'Likes' für diesen Beitrag.Nach Thailand verbrachte ich einige Zeit in Japan. Die Zeit war ziemlich begrenzt und ich musste an einer Konferenz teilnehmen, also entschied ich mich für Tokio und Kyoto. Heute starten wir mitten im Herzen von Tokio.
Japan zu besuchen ist für mich immer aufregend. Ich liebe die Kultur, die interessanten Traditionen und die faszinierende Geschichte. Heute teile ich eine Kameradrehung mit einem Zoom des Tokio-Hauptbahnhofs als Blog-Highlight.
What happened here?
What you see here is a single exposure Camera Rotation with a 180° twist and extra zoom effect during the second part of the rotation.
The exposure time was 22 seconds while the camera was set to ISO 400 and my Canon 16-35mm F2.8 les was set to 18mm at F4.5. This was my 9th attempt and below you see the first. To get there I varied a little the approach and tested how much time I would need on each side. The only difficulty for the shot was to cover half of the lens during each cycle. For that, I used my hat as a simple lens cover.
Was Ihr hier seht, ist eine Einzelbelichtung - Kamerarotation mit einer 180°-Drehung und zusätzlichen Zoomeffekt im zweiten Teil der Drehung.
Die Belichtungszeit betrug 22 Sekunden, während die Kamera auf ISO 400 und mein Canon 16-35mm F2.8 Objektiv auf 18mm bei F4.5 eingestellt war. Dies war mein 9. Versuch und unten seht Ihr den Ersten. Ich variierte meine Vorgehensweise ein wenig und testete, wie viel Zeit ich jeden Teil benötigen würde. Die einzige Schwierigkeit bei der Aufnahme bestand darin, bei jedem Zyklus die Hälfte des Objektivs abzudecken. Dafür habe ich meinen Basecap verwendet.
Here you see my camera rig alignment was not really good and doing a full rotation was way too busy. so I decided to do that only on the bottom half for the featured shot.
Wie Ihr seht war meine Kameraausrichtung nicht wirklich gut war und eine vollständige Drehung viel zu anstrengend war. Deshalb habe ich beschlossen, dies nur in der unteren Hälfte des hier gezeigten Bildes zu tun.
The Location - Plain Long Exposure
When you read about Tokyo Station you quickly find a few interesting facts. The building was originally opened in 1914 and has since become an iconic symbol of Tokyo's history and development. Not as famous as the Sydney Opera but hey. The station's distinctive red-brick Marunouchi Building is a designated Important Cultural Property and reflects the architecture of the early 20th century. It does not scream Japanese to me but that's in the eye of the beholder. To me, it looks like the Western European influence was strong with this one.
The Station is strategically located in the Marunouchi business district, making it the main transportation hub connecting various train lines, including the Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) that I later used to get to Kyoto.
Der Tokyo Hauptbahnhof wurde im Jahr 1914 eröffnet und ist seitdem ein ikonisches Symbol für die Geschichte und Entwicklung Tokios geworden. Nicht ganz so berühmt wie die Sydney Opera aber in japan auf jedem Fall allen bekannt. Das markante rote Backstein-Marunouchi-Gebäude des Bahnhofs ist als wichtiges Kulturgut ausgewiesen und spiegelt die Architektur des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts wider. Dennoch schreit es nicht wirklich 'Jaaaapan' für mich. Es ist eher so westeuropäischem Einfluss unterlegen. Dachte ich so.
Der Bahnhof liegt strategisch günstig im Geschäftsviertel Marunouchi und ist ein entscheidender Verkehrsknotenpunkt, der verschiedene Zuglinien miteinander verbindet, darunter die Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet train). Damit gings dann auch nach Kyoto.
My simple Set Up
As you see I tried to align the camera and tripod perfectly in front of the building. The better the alignment the better the rotation will fit in the center. Since I don't have a lot of patience and since the temperature was still more than 30°C I did not spend much time serving my OCD.
Wie Ihr seht habe ich versucht die Kamera und das Stativ perfekt vorm Bahnhof aufzustellen. Je besser die Ausrichtung gelingt, desto besser passt die Drehung dann im Zentrum. Da ich nicht viel Geduld hatte und die Temperaturen immer noch über 30°C lagen, habe ich nicht viel Zeit damit verbracht, meine OCD Zwangsstörung zu befriedigen. Passt scho!
Location Scouting
Walk around the area of Tokyo Station and the Emperors Garden
A few years back I did a photograph here at this little park. You also see that result in the video about Tokyo below.
Vor ein paar Jahren habe ich hier in diesem kleinen Park schonmal ein Light Painting gemacht. Das Ergebnis gibt's auch im Video über Tokio unten zusehen.
Same Spot during the day
The contrast of Modern and Historic.
Der Kontrast der Moderne und Historischem.
If you to see more of Tokyo and Light Painting you may find my the following video impressions interesting.
Wenn Ihr mehr aus Tokyo sehen wollt schaut euch doch die Impressionen von einem meiner letzten Trips an.
Camera Rotation what?
Camera Rotation is just what you think. During the exposure, the camera is turned in a few angles and while doing so I also light up the scene. Everything is one exposure without any trickery.
Kamera Rotation Light Painting?
Kamera Rotation ist genau was Ihr jetzt denkt. Die Kamera wird während der gesamten Belichtung gedreht und dabei wird von mir die Scene eingeleuchtet.
Not too long ago I wrote up an article on the topic. It has been published on my website and here on Hive as a blog post if you are interested in this technique.
Wenn Ihr an dieser Technik interessiert seid, lest meinen Artikel den Ich zum Thema geschrieben hab. Den gibt's ich auf meiner Website und hier auf Hive. Link unten.
Check out more information about Camera Rotation published on my website and here on Hive as a blog post.
I hope you found these images inspirational. If you have more questions please do not hesitate. I am happy to share my knowledge.
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こんにちは、グンナー Da hast du wieder einen interessanten Beitrag geteilt. Ja, Japan fand ich auch ganz toll. Ich hatte stets ganz tolle Kollegen dort und es sind mir nur positive Erinnerungen geblieben. An Lightpainting habe ich damals, es dürfte so 28 Jahre her sein, noch nicht gedacht. Damals war ich noch analog unterwegs.
こんにちはラルフ、お褒めいただきありがとうございます。 大歓迎です。
Ja August ist auch nicht so die 'coolste' Zeit um da Light Painting zu probieren. Man ist da in 5min komplett durchgeschwitzt wenn man sich auch nur langsam bewegt. Aber irgendwas wollte ich schon nach Hause bringen und mit euch teilen. Naja ein zwei Bilder gibts also noch.
Lightpainting ist kein Ponyhof würde Sven jetzt sagen. 😉 Ich bin auf die restlichen Bilder gespannt.
Sehr coole Bilder.
Wenn's nicht so weit und teuer wäre 😎
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Irgendwas ist ja immer. Mir ist das auf jeden Fall zu weit und teuer.
What amazing pictures!
Thank you so much. Glad you like the work 😎🙏
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OMG it's so amazing. The pictures it so beautiful. I'm Shocked
Oh wow, what a reaction. Love your excitement for my work. Hope you continue to check what's new here. More interesting stuff to come to light here.
Nice enough place, you managed to capture such beautiful pictures at night with beautiful views of the cities.
Glad you like it.
Absolutely stunning! I love this shoot!
Thank you @erikah for your comment. Those little signs make me see you guys take a second look and appreciate the effort that was in the making and sharing the work. Cheers to that 😎
Using the camera to create great art, always enjoy reading how you achieve by visiting your blog where all the equipment is listed, not trickery true art!
Thank you @joanstewart for your kind words and encouragement. Makes me continue the path of sharing knowledge and sharing the results of hard work. Glad you like it 😎
Love the effects, seeing how you accomplish them. I doubt I will ever try obtain the full effects you manage to achieve, it is always illuminating to learn more.
Awesome photography!
Glad you like it 😎
The first picture is really cool!! 😀
Your trip was a reminder for me : I was in Tokyo back in 2018, staying in Kanda but really close to Otemachi. Of course I had in mind to do lightpainting at the Manurouchi train station but the trip was only 8 days and you have soooo many things to do. Well, I finally did a session in front of the train station but it was the day we visited the Tokyo Tower and we found craft beers from all over the world so...I was completely drunk during that session and not able to do a single clean shot. And I forgot the gimbal head at the hotel of course 😆
It's really tricky to do lightpainting in the streets of Tokyo if you don't use a "Live Composite" camera but the challenge worths it when you get pretty good results. I only had a hangover the day after^^
Well, that's a good excuse not to come home with a Light Painting, and always makes a good story.
Since it is August-Season it's kind of hell even at night. Kyoto had heavy rains so it was also 100% humidity, all that not ideal for motivation. I have that Google map with all these marked places I wish to do Light Painting in Japan, no idea when I am going to do that. But hey one by one each time I get lucky to visit Nippon.
I am glad you can appreciate the work. I used my Canon R5 and covered the lens as much as needed so as not to run into overexposed parts. So here there is no Live Comp. Haven't touched my Olympus in years. Last time for a video I think.
thanx
Couldn't view every image properly for some reason but from the details one can tell that your a good photographer.