I'm Glad You Came

Yesterday, I took a trip to the east side of the island to capture the sunset and the moonrise. I was extremely unprepared! I didn't bring a tripod and the only lens I had with me was 40mm macro. But, making do with what I had, I am pretty satisfied with what I came up with.

Not having a tripod and having to hold steady for 1 second is really hard. For this last photo, you can see that the trees on the hill are slightly blurry, but I guess for this kind of shot, it isn't too noticeable.  :)

(R)Ice (R)Ice Baby

If I never mentioned it before, Reese and I have been on a carb-free diet for 6 months, which coincidentally, has been as long as I have been learning photography. We have lost a total of 30 pounds combined (yes, just by not eating starch)! Our diet isn't too strict...we can eat carbs if we want, like pasta and bread, but it is absolutely forbidden to eat rice. Every month is a competition to see who can lose the most weight. The person losing the most based on percentage is declared the winner and the loser must pay for the carbo-loaded lunch we reward ourselves with for our efforts. We had already used up our carb quota for November, but since it was Reese's birthday, an exception was made to celebrate his special day.  :)

Here are some photos from Sushi Bistro Shun on South King Street in Moiliili. The restaurant is dimly lit and the lens I had with me was a Nikon 40mm f/2.8 macro lens. To avoid using an ISO higher than 3200, I tried to use the biggest aperture possible. However, when you shoot with a big aperture, the depth of field is very shallow, which makes it challenging to get the entire subject in focus. But hey, I'm still learning and trying to figure it out.   

Special menu board...so cute, yeah?

ISO 3200, f/2,8, shutter 1/30

Pork Kakuni (shoyu pork)...oh so delicious!

ISO 3200, f/4, shutter 1/30

Beef Tataki...so yummy!

ISO 3200, f/3, shutter 1/60

Ikura (salmon roe) - I admit, I'm not a fan, but this one was the best I ever had!

ISO 3200, f/3.2, shutter 1/40

I LOVE avocado...I could eat it every day!

 The unagi sauce and wasabi with the rice made it suprisingly delicious!

ISO 3200, f/4, shutter 1/40