After the highs of driving the Ferrari 458 Italia, it's back to the normal touristy things such as seeing sites at San Francisco and Napa Valley. Thus far I haven't been exposed to much street shooting but when I have, I've struggled to get good shots with the camera. The technique to use the camera in capturing shots is a lot different to using my Canon 7D. Most issues stem with my own faults rather than the camera itself.

When you nail a shot it is definitely rewarding. Going for those gun shots is also a little challenging with the unfamiliar environment as I'm half looking over my shoulder in case some burly guy taps it and scares the tripe out of me.

I have used the Hoya ND400 in some of my long exposure shots but thus far my effort in shots has been very so so and bland. Need to focus on the environment and wait for the moment rather than think about shopping and food :)

The days were bright and sunny in San Francisco, again this is somewhere I had been a number of times, so the expectations to get some good shots were high. I'm semi satisfied with the shots of the Golden Gate bridge but it would have been nice to have captured in sunset.

Napa was pretty good fun. It is a lot different to home where by most wineries charged for tasting which made things interesting. I was left to myself for the testing and it was $25 a pop for each winery . This includes 3 sample wines and you can top up if you life if you are that little unsure. I slept well on the way back from Napa I can definitely tell you that :)