Wine Tasting

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This morning I got up and went for a run up to Chinatown with Koa, Brother, and Joy. Once we got to Chinatown, we picked up some porridge and Chinese doughnuts. We then caught the 30 bus back home and Koa had his first bus ride. We brought the muzzle along but the bus drivers and passengers were cool so he didn’t need it.

After our porridge breakfast, we headed up to Napa. Our first stop was Pride Mountain Vineyards, which turned out to be pretty fun. The tastings were only $5/person and their wine was really good. Thanks for the recommendation, Vyl! We also went to Taylor’s Refresher for some bacon/cheese burgers and chili cheese fries. Yum. We had one more tasting but it wasn’t very good. Dinner was at Brix, which had a really pretty garden in the back. The food was pretty tasty and Brother tried a little Absinthe, which turned out to be pretty crappy.

Another thing that I got to do today was try out the D300. Brother’s company got one for the office and he brought it up. It’s a slightly larger/heavier camera with all the bells and whistles. For example, my D70s has 5 points of focus to choose from while the D300 has 51!!! It was so much fun to play with it today and the photos were amazing! For some reason, the color saturation and sharpness were both so much better than my D70s. I sooooo want a D700 now.

3 Comments

  • tinou

    Sunday, July 13, 2008

    I like that line of thinking, skip the D300 and go straight for the D700. D700 + wide angle + 50mm 1.8 + 70-200 2.8, that’s what, $7000? i say you do this + used dodge stratus instead of just new car.

  • beakatude

    Sunday, July 13, 2008

    Hm…that purchase sounds familiar…

    Well, I already have a 50mm 1.8 and an 18-200mm so all I need is the D700 body and maybe a 60mm micro for a total $3600. I suppose I can throw in a Scion xD now, right?

  • tinou

    Sunday, July 13, 2008

    oops, i meant 1.4. with a D700 you’ll have to throw away all your current lens and get the top of the line, fastest Nikkor lens. tell jesse it’s an investment in your side biz.

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