Roadside memorial
Pentax ME, 50mm f/1.7 SMC Pentax-M
Kodak Gold 200 (at EI 100)
2018
I remember well the first time I saw crosses arrayed in a memorial to people who died at a site. It was 1984 and I was visiting the Berlin Wall. It’s hard even now to think about why and how they died.
I’m not sure exactly when we started erecting crosses in the United States along roadsides where accidents claimed loved ones. I don’t recall seeing any as early as 1984. But given the date on this one, we are likely to have been doing it since at least 1996.
The 50mm f/1.7 lens I acquired recently is a real winner. Just check out that lovely bokeh.
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