Cesar Invited Me To A Low Rider Show – Part 1: GFX + FUJIFILM GF 50mm f/3.5 R LM WR.
Subtitle: A tale of two Fujifilm cameras.
To start us off let me state that Cesar is that dude.
Good people and he walks what he talks.
Exhibit A:
When I had my first photography show, he reached out on social media and said he was attending… and he attended.
As did representatives of my brothers from 100 Men In Black Male Chorus.
Now look… I do not fault nor do I hold grudges regarding those that do not respond, attend, or support when asked whether family and friend. Would it be nice? Yes. But no one owes me a thing. That is exactly why those that think it not robbery to show up and support a brother hold a special place as far as I am concerned.
Back to the task at hand. The low rider show. Another note. Not only does Cesar show up but he reaches out. For whatever reason I seem unable to stay on top of events no matter how I try. I typically find out as thiings are going iin or even after the fact. So I will ask those in the know and once again Cesar is the only one that does. Other family and friends have not, and once again I hold no grudges. But I appreciate Cesar the more. There was a photo walk Cesar and I went on.
Chris Facey is another real one and we met up for a photo walk.
There was another low rider show Cesar told me about.
There was a march in Durham.
I have also received much support from folks I met online far and near, but it’s also nice to have local folks you can meet up with in real-time. And now back to the subject of this day.
I have moved past the sledgehammer to drive in a thumbtack thing. It is simply this. While not necessary I prefer medium format and I have found two solutions that I have been fortunate enough to obtain that meet my needs. No more. No less.
Thiis post here is about the most “sensible” lens in my GFX kit.
I wrote a post about it. Want to read it? Here it go.
I defer to that post above for more details, but suffice it so say that I heart it. This post here is about the images I captured on this particular day with it. And here they are.
Selfie in reflection.
Reflection selfie edited out.
Pics from the parking lot on the way out.
Look what I came across.
Thoughts.
Short version.
The lens to use when you want that GFX look paired with the simplicity of any more standard user friendly system.
Long winded version.
<Deeply inhales.> Such exceptional image capturing power in such a relatively small package that asks so little of the user above any number of more pedestrian offering all at a price not at all out of line with the best of those pedestrian offerings and far below the most expensive of the medium format breed is quite amazing in my humble opinion.
Great fun and great results while I am at it. Well done FUJIFILM. And once again, thank you Cesar for the invite.
Happy capturing.
-ELW
Eric L. Woods 