Happy Birthday Jen. We celebrated at Rick & Jen’s, enjoyed bacon wrapped filets & blew off some steam with Beatles Rock Band. Unfortunately I never got a good shot of Jen.
HB Jen
Fryday Date Night
This Friday we met in downtown Alameda to try out our new Indian restaurant, Flavors of India. It was also a test day for the G11.
In good light the G11 is great, the jury is still out on the low light stuff.
Blue Heron
I spotted a Blue Heron this morning. I suspect he was investigating the Skunk incident. I inquired but he gave no comment and flew away.
Jake
Last night we had the pleasure of seeing Jake Shimabukuro live at the Davies Symphony Hall. I picked up Sandy and we had a quick bite at Stelline. I had the cannelloni & Sandy had the chicken.
Davies is a stunning hall which made the concert experience even more thrilling. I can’t say enough about the Jake’s talent and the skill that he possesses. I was in awe of him. Luckily, the audience brought him out for an encore which, believe it or not, was Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. Who would imagine hearing the piece played on an ukulele? He seems to be getting better and better each time we see him.
He was also gracious enough to brave the huge line (½ hr wait) to sign CD’s and say hello to his fans.
Skunk Hit
I saw this from my bedroom window and swear I had nothing to do with it. It looks more like a Skunk Mafia thing. I guess is he was a snitch.
Out with the old…
and in with the new. Testing will begin ASAP as we have a Jake Shimabukuro concert tonight.
photo by SD980IS
My beloved G10 will be going on the auction block in the near future.
Redding
Made the long drive up and back to Redding yesterday. Stopped by the Sundial Bridge to shoot a few photos.
Oakland Zoo 2009
After breakfast we drove straight to our local zoo. While I told Sandy it was to see the animals… really it was a test for the 7D.
It’s a Beautiful Morning
I woke early this morning to water the plants and get ready for our trip to the zoo. We tried a new place for breakfast, Shay’s Cafe. Sandy had a fruit crepe and I had a salmon, tomato, cheese & pesto omelet.
1st 7D Test
Got a chance to test out my new 7D. It has an APS-C sized sensor. Why would I go away from a full frame sensor? Speed and shooting on the telephoto end, that’s why.
This morning we walked to LaPinata and unfortunately it was a bit gloomy so there wasn’t very much activity except for a stupid squirrel. So he became my test shot model. 8fps is really fast!
I believe my 70-200 is a bit front front focused which is adjustable on my Mark II and 7D.
