Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Midweek Ramblings- Viagra Cocktail, Chorizo de abulón, Fruit Salad and more

I have been shooting food pics with point-and-shoot cameras for years now and decided to take my hobby to the next level with a Digital SLR. Yes I took the plunge and bought myself a Nikon D40.

My Camera ! Yeah

I'm experiencing a learning curve but I hope to improve the quality of the images on my blog. One thing I'm adjusting to is the size difference. Trust me its not easy breaking out a D40 at a taco stand in Tijuana and clicking away.

I will still be using some archived images from my old camera, but you should gradually see a difference in picture quality. I have been using the camera for a few days now and here are some of the highlights.

"Viagra Cocktail" taken at a local San Diego taco truck.
Nikon d40 first pic

Sope de Chorizo de abulón - La Querencia Tijuana

Chorizo De Abulon - La Querencia Tijuana

Fruit Salad - Frutilandia San Diego

Fruit Salad - Frutilandia San Diego

Speaking of San Diego......
Lately I have tossed the idea around on including San Diegos Mex food scene on this site. I'm leaning towards including San Diego, I just don't know when and how. What are my issues on the decision? I have been active on San Diego food based Message Boards and Review Sites for a few years now, and I just don't feel comfortable using a copy and paste method of my past contributions. I would like to highlight the places I frequented in the past and also bring in a fresh new perspective.

In Ensenada news this week....

Degustation, food and wine tasting Spring Festival at Restaurante Del Parque and adjoining wine shop La Contra. Saturday March 21 2009 - 5:00pm - 8:30pm. See the banner below for more info.
Reservations: vinoslacontra@gmail.com
Tel. (646)178.8213 / (646)156.5260

La contra Spring Festival Banner

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great pics with the new cam can't wait so see more. It makes hambre

KirkK said...

Hey MA - Nice! New gear is a great way of keeping you motivated!

Anonymous said...

nice new clean lay out
the torta hunter rocks : )
CH

Anonymous said...

Nice pictures! The shrimp look awesome! Are you a basketball fan? You watching the tournament?

jason said...

Great blog! I'd definitely be interested in seeing posts on San Diego places too.

Masa Assassin said...

An1... Thanks

Kirk... Yeah I'm definitely motivated to go out and take more pictures, and that usually translates to more writing

CH...Thank you for noticing the Layout

Tim S... Thanks It actually looks better than it tasted. I get into the tourney when its down to Elite 8 :P

Jason... Thanks I most definitely will just don't know when yet stay tuned...

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