Palms down the road.

 

Leaf, Solana Rd

 

Palm and shadows, Solano Rd

 

Another shot with the Pentax/Lumix combo

Solano tree

I went out to play with my new rig. A Lumix S-1R with an old Pentax Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lens that was highly touted by Mike Johnston at The Online Photographer. He gave it's history and how Asahi ordered their lens designers to make a lens as good or better than then current Leica or Zeiss, back in the 60s. They succeeded and Pentax sold them at below cost to gain market share and a reputation. It worked. I found my example on eBay for $80.00, in mint condition. It is a lovely lens, very smooth transitions and extremely sharp. Put it in front of a modern 41mp sensor and it really shines.

The curious incident of the giant flyswatter.

Your intrepid blogger was on hand when the giant flyswatter took out an unsuspecting Accord. Shouldn't speed on our road!