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Hinamatsuri Sushi

Moon Doggy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:21:49 +0000

The food at the Halekulani Hotel is generally a cut above other Waikiki hotels. But somehow, Mel wanted something “more” after last night’s reception at the Hau Terrace. After all, yesterday was Girl’s Day in Hawaii.

So, to satisfy this craving we again stopped at our favorite sushi bar, Zen Shu, for “supplemental dinner” on the way home.

Ryuji sensei always delivers.

Omakase Valentine

Moon Doggy — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:02:52 +0000

Once again we chose Zenshu for our pre-Valentines day dinner — only because Zenshu doesn’t open on Sundays.

Here is a sampling of some of the wonderful sushi by Sensei Ryuji.

Uni on abalone

Sushi triplet with grilled fish

Scallops

Toro, Vietnamese Tiger Shrimp and Wagyu beef

A photowalk at Foster Botanical Garden

Moon Doggy — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:29:57 +0000

Mark McMahon wanted to take a break and do a photowalk on February 1. We went to Foster Botanical Garden for a few hours in the morning. Here’s a picture Mark took of us. There’s a mirrored ball at the rest area and he shot it to get the “fisheye” effect.

Some of Mark’s photos here.

My images from that day here.

My new cameras

Moon Doggy — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:06:51 +0000

I found these two cameras this morning in Kailua. I know I paid a little more than they were really worth. But they were clean, seemed operational and I could touch them before buying.

The first 35mm camera I used when I was a teenager was my dad’s Argus C3, a black brick. I’ve always wanted to get one in good condition and relive my youth. I found it in this particular model, the Match-Matic, so called because of the selenium exposure meter on top. Paid $48 for it.

If it looks familiar, it should. Argus produced about 350,000 of them between 1958 and 1966. Another reason might be because it was a major prop in the second Harry Potter movie.

The other camera I bought is the Kodak Junior Six-20 Series II. Like the Argus, Kodak made many, many of these between 1937 and 1940. A very simple camera, easy to use. New, it sold for only $14. I paid $36 for this today.

Both cameras will need some cleaning and refurbishing. But overall, they are in fine condition. I’ll take them to Dwight at Phototech soon.