Konpon Daito Pagoda is larger when you see it in person. 45 meters tall it stands over the ceders that are next to it. Kobo Daishi started to build the pagoda and the main hall next to it but couldn’t finish it before his eternal meditation.
Taken with a Voigtlander Bessa R4M with 21mm lens on Ektar film
I took a nice long drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway this past fall which is really nice drive at that time of year. I recommend it to anyone for sure. Otter Creek is a creek that follows the parkway flowing south and meets the James River where the parkway is. No one stopped to look at the creek but plenty stopped at the overlooks.
Taken with my Canon 60D at 17mm f22 with a 13 sec shutter speed.
Stay at a temple in Koya-san was truly a treat. It was really quite and relaxing to do such a thing and highly recommend it for anyone traveling near Osaka. This is a walk that travels up to the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi who is the creator of Shingon Buddhism and one of the most revered religious person in the history of Japan. The walk though Japan’s largest gravel yard gets you to the mausoleum and it is a very interesting walk and it made me feel small. the trees are tall and straight, some have cables to keep them up.
Taken with a Voigtlander Bessa R4M on Ektar Film 
Last weekend I held a club meetup where we headed up to the City of Charlottesville to meet another club. It was a pretty good time and the weather was great; not to cold and not really hot. The light was a little harsh when we started but the rest of the day was great. Charlottesville is a great little city with color in the fall and has a great university and has a small downtown mall that is pedestrian only, this is where we were. We also went out to get a drink later on that night at the Commonwealth Sky Bar which is a rooftop bar, it had heaters which made it more comfortable.
Images taken with Fuji X-Pro1 with 27mm & 35mm lens.
Some of the stores and restaurants had there little patio all lit up when the sun when down.
Anyone go out for rides? I do not have a motorcycle but I do like going for rides sometime. One of the best ride in the state is on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I recently was up there with the color changing and if offered some great views and just a calm trip away from the city. It is a long ride if you ever try to the entire length. I went from Roanoke to Interstate 64 where Shenandoah National Park starts and that was 110 miles but took a few hours with my stopping for photographs and looking out in the valley and Piedmont region.
Anyways this photo was taken while taken a walk in the city. This motorcycle was sitting there covered in vines and looking lonely. I used a Nikon FM2n with 50mm 1.4 on Kodak BW400cn.
S Clinton Lewis 