2025.11.8. Seattle Symphony + Kenmore Camera

11/8, Saturday 8pm. Dutch violinist Simon Lamsma played Thaikovsky's Violine Concerto with Seattle Symphony. In a glittering dress, being rather tall, she has an emposing presense. She plays a Stradivarius. A bit over-exaggerating move of her head, otherwise, a very strong player. She graciously played an encore, which is very complicated.

Today's program:

Augusta Holmès           - La nuit et l'amour
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto
Antonin Dvořák           - Symphony No. 8

I've never heard of Holmes. But this is a lovely piece. A very enjoyable concert.

During the day, I went to Kenmore Camera for its 2025 Digital Photo Expo. I woke up too late, missed one class that I wanted to attend. Sat through these 4 talks:

• Balancing Artistry & Technique with Erin Babnik (Canon)
• Sports photography with Patrick Murphy-Racey (Sony)
• Birding Photography with Martina Abreu (Sigma)
• Photographing Australia with John Greengo

Bought 2 mini-drones. Signed up for a drawing after the Sony talk. On the following Wednesday, surprised to receive an email asking for my address, because I won a Sony ZV-E10 II camera! Next Monday (11/17) the camera arrived via FedEx. It's a white camera with a silver 16-50mm lens. Here's the review from PC Magazine, seems not for me. It's a model tailored for video content creators (emphasize on video, selfie). Even the box is labeled "For Iphone/Ipad". At the first glance, what I like about it is the weight and USB charging. Drawbacks

• No in-body image stabilization (IBIS) system.
• No eye-level electronic viewfinder (EVF): have to rely on the rear display
• No mechanical shutter: 1/30-second maximum flash sync speed to frame photos