{"id":130994,"date":"2026-04-15T19:11:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/?p=130994"},"modified":"2026-04-16T00:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:24:08","slug":"lao-new-year-riverdale-2026-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/lao-new-year-riverdale-2026-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Lao New Year Riverdale 2026 Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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~ Lao New Year \u223d<\/span><\/h2>\n

Wat Lao Buddhamoongcoon<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Riverdale, GA\u00a0 |\u00a0 Sunday, April 12, 2026<\/p>\n

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For the first pretty calm Lao New Year in Georgia I thought about what gear to bring along.\u00a0 I gave my normal work cameras (Nikons and Canons) a rest and decided to shoot all Fujifilm as a challenge! So the loadout I settled on was: GFX50S + 35-70mm, XE-1 + 16-50mm, an S5 + 105mm f\/1.4, and an Instax Mini for fun souvenirs for the kids.\u00a0 These aren’t my favorite or preferred cameras since the raw editing workflow is quite slow, but the cooler white balance and ability to really bring down the highlights of the Fuji files in their approved software is pretty nice.<\/p>\n

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I edited all the files in the Fuji approved software and it comes a lot closer than most other editing suites.<\/p><\/div>\n

Last year I brought along the huge and heavy 200mm f\/2<\/a> and to be honest I needed to save some hit points for the rest of LNY season.\u00a0 So here’s my photo story of the day, done with all Fujifilm cameras.<\/p>\n

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As I was heading out in the morning I noticed the first appearance of this spring rabbit.\u00a0 They’ve come back year after year, and I think they live in the brush in my backyard.\u00a0 Every generation likes to just sit in the grass.<\/p>\n

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Great performances by LDA and LAS!\u00a0 Towards the end there I moved the 105mm 1.4 to the GFX and shot it wide open manually.\u00a0 It’s probably the ultimate in subject background separation.\u00a0 Rotated vertically the GFX produces native 3:4 aspect ratio images that don’t need cropping for IG, but the other cameras are 2:3 so it’s annoying to have to lose much of your composition just to fit the box of a social media platform.\u00a0 Even FB has more options for image display.<\/p>\n

These Fujifilm cameras are very slow methodical image making devices.\u00a0 The timing is very different from say mirrorless where you’re accumulating moments in bursts.\u00a0 The editing won’t get you pictures that look like Canons or Nikons, but it was worth an experiment.\u00a0 I thought about adding actual Fuji X-Tra 400 35mm film to the mix, but the cost of everything these days is just getting out of hand.\u00a0 At least we can still hang out and take pictures without too much effort or resources.\u00a0 Have a great start to Lao\/Thai\/Khmer New Year season everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

~ Lao New Year \u223d Wat Lao Buddhamoongcoon \ufe35\u203f\ufe35\u203f\u0b68\u2740\u0b67\u203f\ufe35\u203f\ufe35 Riverdale, GA\u00a0 |\u00a0 Sunday, April 12, 2026 For the first pretty calm Lao New Year in Georgia I thought about what gear to bring along.\u00a0 I gave my normal work cameras (Nikons and Canons) a rest and decided to shoot all Fujifilm as a challenge! So 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