Sushi Pics Take 2 -- Sushi Bistro 11/09/2012

We went to Sushi Bistro again to celebrate another BD and I got to take more closeup food shots w/ my Lumix.  I used the Program mode w/ Macro feature for all of these shots.  This time, for post processing, I changed my image setting at 12in. on the long side and set it to 96 ppi then do a slight sharpening to see if the shots look less 'soft' after the compression and saved the pics at High, which usually left the jpg files at around around 250kb.   Since these were originally jpgs from my P and S, I don't know if I'm seeing any improvement in sharpness of my blog pics.  I'll have to experiment some more w/ raw shots.  Also, this time, I was not afraid and I got to try some stuff I've seen but not tasted before. 

The restaurant is quite quaint.  We sat at the Sushi Bar again this time.

This time, we got this seaweed side dish.

I kinda messed up this shot because I tried to add some wasabi on top, but decided to remove it.

I know the one on the left is Salmon (sake), I have no idea what the other fish was but it was good.

I was amused by how high the foam on the beer was. By the time I got this pic, it had kinda dissipated.

I really like how glossy the next two 'macro' shots came out.  These were all lighted from the florescent lights in the restaurant.

It was so cool that ikura stuck to the side of the nori.

I tried RAW oysters for the first time. I was surprised it wasn't fishy at all.

I also tried uni for the first time.. now I know why I never tried it..sorry..but it was slimy and yucky...

I forget if this was fresh water of salt water eel, either way, it was very tasty.

By the previous sushi, I was full.. but I had to eat this one..

I raced to get this shot of the avocado sushi before it got eaten!

I got super up close of the shrimp and the rice grains.

I think this was egg plant.. not sure if it was supposed to be blue or was it my camera..

I tried to get a "head-on" shot (get it?? ha!) of this shrimp head.

Finally, my camera battery light was blinking indicating that I had run out of battery.. My last shot, I got a real closeup of the Tamago.  good thing this was the last course!!  and Happy Birthday..ET!!