Pentax Z1, SMC Pentax 24-50/4
Film: Kodak Elite 100
In the fall of 1992, I was accepted to the UCSD graduate program, beginning my one-and-a-half-year academic career in San Diego. My Konica RF camera, which I had inherited from my father, was no longer sufficient, so I purchased my first SLR camera, a Pentax K1000, with the recommendation of my English teaching assistant. After six months of research, I upgraded to a Pentax Z1 camera and switched from Kodak Gold film to Kodak Elite color negative film. My photography subjects also began to move beyond simple souvenir photos.
San Diego has a Mediterranean climate and abundant sunshine, making it a popular vacation destination. From north to south, the city's famous attractions include UCSD, La Jolla Beach, Sea World, Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo, Downtown, and Coronado Island. The U.S.-Mexico border is located further south.
92年秋天申請到UCSD的碩士班，開始了我聖地牙哥一年半的求學生涯。由於從父親手中所帶來的Konica RF相機已經不敷使用，在英文助教的介紹下購入了我的第一台單眼相機Pentax K1000。 經過了半年的鑽研，相機進步到了Pentax Z1，底片也從柯達金軟片換成了柯達Elite正片，攝影主題也正式跳脫了單純的紀念照模式。
聖地牙哥屬地中海型氣候，和徐的陽光讓她成為度假勝地。著名的景點從北到南有UCSD、Ja Jolla Beach、Sea World、Babola、San Diego Zoo、Downtown與Coronado半島等，再往南就是美墨邊境了。