Sayulita Sunset
This was our view in Sayulita during our winter holiday. We were there for a week, and this view never got old.
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Surfing Carmel
In the distance you can see the Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Sayulita
Sayulita Bay
15 days ago (Christmas morning) this was my view.
Upgrade from FX to DX?
Nikon D500
I thought my DX days were done after going to the D600 and then D750. However, Nikon’s new D500 makes me think I may now need a new body.
Advantages over D750:
Expeed 5
102 more focus points
10 fps
crop factor (for outdoor sports)
Does the higher ISO range mean it will even be better in low light?
Hmmmmmm…..
Dave Henderson 1958-2015
Dave Henderson autograph in the “1983 Scouting Report”
Since it’s obituary day on the blog, I thought I’d sneak in another one. Hendu’s best years came with my A’s. Although his average was under .250, and he averaged less than 15 HRs a year, with other teams, he hit .263 and averaged almost 25 home runs a year during his six years with the A’s. He was fun to watch with that big smile too.
Has anyone else noticed that people seem to die more frequently in the last week of the year? Besides Lemmy and Henderson some others that come to mind are Billy Martin, Joe Cocker, Jim O’Toole, Stan Smith, Mike Hegan, and Paul Blair.
Anyway, here is one of Lemmy’s sadder tunes. He almost lived to see 100 years after this song’s namesake.
Another Perfect Day
Motorhead’s “Another Perfect Day” (Japanese Edition) 悪魔の化身
Lemmy died yesterday after 70+ years of life. Today’s photo is of my copy of my favorite Motorhead album. I picked this up in Japan in 1989. Strangely, it’s not called “Another Perfect Day” in Japanese. 悪魔の化身 means something like “Evil Incarnate”, and I have no idea why that name was picked. Other Motorhead albums didn’t get a renaming in Japanese.
I only saw Motorhead once, on the Orgasmatron tour in 1987. They haven’t come closer to me than a five-hour drive since. When I found out (after the fact) that they played a couple nights before Insomnium in San Francisco last August I was bummed. I knew then it would have been the last chance I had to see Lemmy again. His health has been pretty bad the past year, but he played until the end with shows even earlier this month. While his death wasn’t as much a surprise as his long life, he will be missed.