Poison Oak has a bad reputation -- mostly well deserved. However, in certain circumstances, it can be quite beautiful. This is fortunate, because much of the California Central Coast's wooded areas are covered with it.
This shot, with the poison oak climbing up a gnarly trunk of an old eucalyptus tree, caught my eye at a recent outing of my daughter's Brownie troupe at El Capitan Beach. One reason I chose to scan the image was because it is one of the first Konica Impresa 50 color negative shots I've taken with the Rollei SL66. Even though black and white will remain my primary final product, this color negative film is so good that it may have advantages over a black and white film original.