Photography by Will Richardson

Sony a6500
f13 • 105mm • 2.5s • Panorama

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f13 • 20mm • 13s

The first photo is an ~11-shot panorama with every shot taken fully zoomed in. This makes it super high resolution and a bit sharper than the second photo which is just a single shot.

DJI Mini 3 Pro
f1.7 • 1/400s

DJI Mini 3 Pro
f1.7 • 1/1250s

Some shots from a morning swim. Black and white to move away from the blue-and-orange that is typical of the Sydney coastline.

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f11 • 20s • Multi-shot composite

Arrived with about 2 minutes to get ready before the fireworks started. There was a huge crowd so nowhere to setup the tripod. I ended up perched on top of a wall with the tripod mostly collapsed and almost falling off the wall.

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f4 • 1/200s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f5.6 • 1/125s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f5.6 • 1/250s

Sony a6500 with Sigma 30mm f1.4
f1.4 • 1/60s

Sony a6500 with Sigma 30mm f1.4
f1.4 • 1/60s

Walked up to the back of Mt Inari to avoid the crowds. Shot at f1.4 most of the time as it was late in the afternoon and overcast. I would have liked to have a bit more freedom in focal length.

Sony a6500 with Sigma 30mm f1.4
f2.5 • 1/400s

Sony a6500 with Sigma 30mm f1.4
f2.8 • 1/200s

Two shots from the end of the day in Nara. I liked the late afternoon sun on the water, it would be better either with a more pleasant background—I don’t particularly like the building behind—or with a longer lens looking across the water, to emphasise the reflection.

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f4 • 1/160s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f5.6 • 1/200s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f6.3 • 1/125s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f5.6 • 1/160s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f6.3 • 1/125s

I could endlessly take pictures of the roofs of temples.

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f7.1 • 1/800s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f7.1 • 1/160s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f7.1 • 1/200s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f7.1 • 1/400s

Views on a walk around the hills in Kyoto. A little cheeky with the colours here to make it seem like it’s autumn, when in actual fact everything was quite green—like the last photo.

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f7.1 • 1/500s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f6.3 • 1/160s

Taken from a rooftop bar that smartly sells access to their top-notch view of Shibuya Crossing. Had to take photos through somewhat messy glass, but this shot turned out well. I like the vivid yellow and clear shadows.

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f5.6 • 1/100s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f7.1 • 1/400s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f5 • 1/200s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f6.3 • 1/80s

The foliage was not this brown/red colour, I was cheeky and adjusted the mostly-green boring shot to look like it came straight from Hero.

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f5.6 • 1/500s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f7.1 • 1/200s

Sony a6500 with Sigma 30mm f1.4
f1.7 • 1/60s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f4 • 1/80s

I think the best part about not reading Japanese is that I can take photos of signs and just appreciate what it looks like without understanding the meaning. This probably says something like “no right turn”, but to me I just think the blue background looks nice in the morning light.

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f7.1 • 1/400s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f5.6 • 1/125s

Sony a6500 with Sony G 18-105mm f4
f8 • 1/200s

Sony a6500 with Sigma 30mm f1.4
f1.4 • 1/200s

Sony a6500 with Sigma 30mm f1.4
f1.4 • 1/60s

Sony a6500 with Sigma 30mm f1.4
f1.4 • 1/60s

Night photography would be much better if I took photos with people in them. I love the little alleyways and lights, but without a subject they just don’t quite feel as good as they could be.