Out with the old and in with the new. I had my G1X since March of 2012. Even with its shortcomings I’ve used this camera alot.
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Ume
I took Sandy out for a pre birthday dinner at Ume. It was really good and we can’t wait to go back.
Memorial Day 2014
This year we visited the USS Hornet to checkout their Memorial Day services.
Alameda Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Festival
We stopped by South Shore today to check out the Alameda Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Festival.
Full Moon Madness
Yesterday Steve suggested that we go out to the Golden Gate Bridge to shoot the full moon. Needless to say there were a number of people who had the same idea. While I haven’t seen Jim’s or Steve’s shots, I imagine they’ll look so similar. The photos do no justice to the beauty of the scene …
Piano Shooter
Jon has a concert in San Jose this weekend so he was nice enough to let me shoot a few pix while he practiced. This is my usual view when I get the chance to watch Jon play. Today I got stage access! Time was limited and as usual I spent way too much time fiddling with …
Canada Geese – the next generation
On my way home today I spotted a pair of Canada Geese with a gosling. I grabbed my camera and while it was the absolutely the worst time of day to shoot I snapped a few pix.
Wasp
Found this dead wasp in the backyard so I thought it would be a good test. This was really difficult. The depth of field was so shallow I had to do a focus stack. But just to get it in focus was trying as I shot this in the living room on the coffee table. …
Backyard Burds
Stupid Burds
I spent good money on a humming burd feeder and to date not a single burd has taken my offering. A slow work day allowed me to do something I haven’t had the luxury of doing in quite awhile. Shoot in my backyard.