Photographing the tiny lilac buds as they appear on the bushes out front has become something of a yearly ritual. I don’t feel like I’m producing any great art while I’m doing it, but it’s more a case of welcoming a most welcome season into its official arrival. Flowers mean spring is here to stay and the warm season is upon us. This is the time of year when my soul wakes up again.
The lilac buds are also an excuse to bust out the wonderful SMC PENTAX-A 100mm f/2.8 macro lens left to me by my wife’s Uncle Roy after he passed. It’s a vintage manual lens mated to my Canon EOS R5 using a Fotodiox PK-EF lens adapter. I love the quality of the lens, the quality of the images it produces, and the connection it gives me back to Roy. I am sure he treasured this lens and I hope somehow he knows that someone else is loving it now on his behalf.
Yesterday was a good day and I am grateful for it.
This post’s camera was a Canon EOS R5 with the SMC PENTAX-A 100mm f/2.8 macro lens mounted using a Fotodiox PK-EF lens adapter.
