Photos by Zina
This past weekend I dug though my closest and dusted off the
Lecia D-Lux. Now for those that aren’t too familiar, this isn’t the top of the line kind. It’s definitely a high class compact camera. It’s a beauty. Lecia is known for its quality, and for its class, this camera really packs a punch. It’s defiantly not the DSLR I’ve become accustomed to shooting with.
It was that change in familiarity that made me uneasy, made me instantly regret my decision as soon as I got to Tamale Fest at the old Pearl Brewery. What’s even more, I had made the same choice, with the same feeling of regret, the night before at the Freddie Gibbs show. Nonetheless, it was the only camera in my bag and as the saying goes; your best camera is the one you have on you. So there I went to make the most of it.
It was that change in familiarity that made me uneasy, made me instantly regret my decision as soon as I got to Tamale Fest at the old Pearl Brewery. What’s even more, I had made the same choice, with the same feeling of regret, the night before at the Freddie Gibbs show. Nonetheless, it was the only camera in my bag and as the saying goes; your best camera is the one you have on you. So there I went to make the most of it.
Event photography is my comfort zone. So after a few rotations of the shutter, I let go of the idea rolling around in my head that I need my DSLR. I knew the photos weren’t going to be as crisp and the noise would be noticeable, even at 80 ISO. All that didn’t matter anymore. It was about capturing the experience though the love of photography...and tamales.
The Pearl in San Antonio was lined with colorful booths serving up traditional bundles of joy; handmade masa steaming in carefully wrapped corn husks. I was delighted to find several vendors offered the traditional tamales along with vegetarian and vegan friendly options. Raquel's Tamales was my first stop. For $2 the vegan tamale was filled with a heaping portion of corn and spinach. I went back for seconds.
It's December in South Texas, which means its perfect weather to enjoy the outdoors. The rich smell of tamales filled the air as people danced to the music of mariachi bands and the Spanish guitar. At one point I heard a Christmas song preformed with Latin flare.
As the sun began to set behind the buildings and a last call for Mexican hot chocolate was made, it became very clear. It’s all about complementing what you have and about maximizing your resources to achieve your goals.
-Zina
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