A Casual Sunday, Sunnyvale CA
Needed to buy a digital SLR very soon. No vehicle to move around, found from Ritz camera website that the closest store is one mile away. Even a walk-hater like me had to go out with the GPS to find the shortest way through the residential lanes.
Unfortunately the store didnt have a Nikon D70 that I was looking for and it made the whole walk seem like a waste. Suddenly I noticed a vietnamese restaurant “Pho-Nam”. Remembered from a BMW motorcycle tourer’s article that while in vietnam, the pho soup is a must have. A little wary of the taste and cooked condition of beef and steak, I ordered chicken pho soup, small size for $4.55. It was beautiful, served with cilantro, green pepper and lemon on a side dish. Great ambience of vietnamese people. Totally like the place and food, would go there again soon.
On the way back, I stumbled across a street fair and a big crowd. The scorching sun, the people, the stalls, and the smoke from the chicken teriyaki corner made me feel very much home.
There were some amazing nature photographs for sale - by photographer John Gavrilis. I personally met him and was totally impressed knowing that he only uses a Large Format (LF) film equipment - the legendary Linhof Master Technika. His site www.gavrilisphotography.com is a must-see for all nature photo enthusiasts.
June 6th, 2005 at 1:07 pm
Joy,
Thanks for sharing the experience. I wish you much success in your digital adventure with your new Nikon D70, or whatever you settle upon.
Your visit to the street fair must have been a treat. It’s difficult to explain the power of LF without seeing it up close. I am sure it is here to stay. I suspect it may be a while before there is affordable digital sensing for such a camera as a Linhof.
Happy day.
Hank