Steps down into the graveyard

I don't use the Pentax PC35AF very often, though I really like the
feel of it. I understand it was one of the first "autofocus" cameras
and it feels much more substantial than many later AF cameras even
though it is not much bigger than, say, an Olympus XA which it was a
contemporary of. When I pick it up, I often forget that I must give
the autofocus system time to do its job; that forgetfulness leads to
really unfocussed pictures sometimes, as the shutter will fire when
the focus may be at the farthest distance away from actual focus. Oh
well, aiming into a field of snow is probably stretching the proto-AF
algorithms beyond their abilities. This was heavily over-exposed,
too; I am not sure whether I can come up with an excuse for the
camera on that count. I scanned the negative and did a lot of
post-processing including adding a heavy dark border and then making
that disappear again. In its place I put a lot of noise.

This spot, by the way, is about fifty metres from my back door. But
since I'm not about to run through neighbours' yards, it is seven or
eight minutes' walk.