Just Dave
@mrz55.bsky.social
Ohioan, retired car guy, cyclist, Jamestown ancestry, former OBX surfer, fishing family, former oceanographic tech, hiker, occasional photographer, racing gamer and human being. Husband, dad, father-n-law, good neighbor. Love to DIY. DMs may be blocked
Here's a second picture that was taken from the stream bed. Waterproof boots and wool socks are a must. To get to Buttermilk you need to cross the steam 5-6 times regardless of the season.
December 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Here's a second picture that was taken from the stream bed. Waterproof boots and wool socks are a must. To get to Buttermilk you need to cross the steam 5-6 times regardless of the season.
It gets a bit icy but not enough to stop me from sliding down by that big rock in the middle of that stream. I usually find another way back up the hill farther down the stream. This shot was about midway down the hill.
December 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It gets a bit icy but not enough to stop me from sliding down by that big rock in the middle of that stream. I usually find another way back up the hill farther down the stream. This shot was about midway down the hill.
Found 10 rolls old print and slide film. Bought batteries to fire up several old 35mm cameras. Yashica SLR, Pentax SLR, Chinon SLR and Olympus point & shoot all working with new batteries. Adapting old lens to digital too. No waste.
#photography #digital #35mmfilm
#photography #digital #35mmfilm
December 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Found 10 rolls old print and slide film. Bought batteries to fire up several old 35mm cameras. Yashica SLR, Pentax SLR, Chinon SLR and Olympus point & shoot all working with new batteries. Adapting old lens to digital too. No waste.
#photography #digital #35mmfilm
#photography #digital #35mmfilm
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A hike in the woods not far from our house a while ago. Took my small camera. The deer followed me for 10 minutes. Experimented with the Fisheye lens.
#Pentax #Q7 #Deer #photography
#Pentax #Q7 #Deer #photography
December 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A hike in the woods not far from our house a while ago. Took my small camera. The deer followed me for 10 minutes. Experimented with the Fisheye lens.
#Pentax #Q7 #Deer #photography
#Pentax #Q7 #Deer #photography
At the waterfall hike Friday the boardwalk section had a lock of love section. It was pretty large but I only took two pictures.
I used it to burn off breakfast before lunch and more Thanksgiving leftovers.
Pentax Q7 , standard zoom at 18mm (84mm equiv)
#locks #commitment
I used it to burn off breakfast before lunch and more Thanksgiving leftovers.
Pentax Q7 , standard zoom at 18mm (84mm equiv)
#locks #commitment
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
At the waterfall hike Friday the boardwalk section had a lock of love section. It was pretty large but I only took two pictures.
I used it to burn off breakfast before lunch and more Thanksgiving leftovers.
Pentax Q7 , standard zoom at 18mm (84mm equiv)
#locks #commitment
I used it to burn off breakfast before lunch and more Thanksgiving leftovers.
Pentax Q7 , standard zoom at 18mm (84mm equiv)
#locks #commitment
Took a small waterfall hike today
. Under a mile.
. Under a mile.
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Took a small waterfall hike today
. Under a mile.
. Under a mile.
Thankful for being around 5 yrs after the pandemic. Blessings to everyone of every race , creed, color , religion or non-religious. Together on the globe. Be grateful to be alive. #phonephotography
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thankful for being around 5 yrs after the pandemic. Blessings to everyone of every race , creed, color , religion or non-religious. Together on the globe. Be grateful to be alive. #phonephotography
I've started trying vintage lenses on my Canon DSLR with adapters so I get good exposure. Here are two from a few months ago. The lens is a 1965 made Pentax 50mm 1.4f 8 element lens at about F4. The Canon thinks its wide open. Bought adapters for C, C/Y and M42 mounts.
#photography #canon #pentax
#photography #canon #pentax
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I've started trying vintage lenses on my Canon DSLR with adapters so I get good exposure. Here are two from a few months ago. The lens is a 1965 made Pentax 50mm 1.4f 8 element lens at about F4. The Canon thinks its wide open. Bought adapters for C, C/Y and M42 mounts.
#photography #canon #pentax
#photography #canon #pentax
part 2 , I often take the small Pentax Q7 in my backpack with a couple of lenses when I hike. I have a new iPhone with me but there is more control with this camera.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM
part 2 , I often take the small Pentax Q7 in my backpack with a couple of lenses when I hike. I have a new iPhone with me but there is more control with this camera.
Most people use a larger sensor camera like my Canon DSLR or a newer mirrorless with high MP count. These are however taken with a pocketable Pentax Q7 only 12mp. Great for hiking and #travel when you are concerned with weight or size but you want to take a variety of lenses.
#photography #hike
#photography #hike
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Most people use a larger sensor camera like my Canon DSLR or a newer mirrorless with high MP count. These are however taken with a pocketable Pentax Q7 only 12mp. Great for hiking and #travel when you are concerned with weight or size but you want to take a variety of lenses.
#photography #hike
#photography #hike
@flakefood.bsky.social Loved the lures post. Its in my blood. Me with my Mom (RIP) when I was about 10. I caught several of those. Dad had an seaside business and we fished almost every day. I should post more of my old fishing pictures. I have many.
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
@flakefood.bsky.social Loved the lures post. Its in my blood. Me with my Mom (RIP) when I was about 10. I caught several of those. Dad had an seaside business and we fished almost every day. I should post more of my old fishing pictures. I have many.
Pretty lights, blurry picture. Taken at night in the late 70s. Was from a moving ship in the Gulf of Mexico while calibrating our satellite navigation by knowing the position of the oil rig legs. Waiting on a better adapter for my duplicator.
#slidefilm #photography #travels #ocean
#slidefilm #photography #travels #ocean
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Pretty lights, blurry picture. Taken at night in the late 70s. Was from a moving ship in the Gulf of Mexico while calibrating our satellite navigation by knowing the position of the oil rig legs. Waiting on a better adapter for my duplicator.
#slidefilm #photography #travels #ocean
#slidefilm #photography #travels #ocean
I know its National take a Hike Day but I have obligations. May go hiking or running this week after I get family stuff done. I'll just post a picture from when I was hiking trails in Southern Ohio a few years ago. Top of a ridge.
November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I know its National take a Hike Day but I have obligations. May go hiking or running this week after I get family stuff done. I'll just post a picture from when I was hiking trails in Southern Ohio a few years ago. Top of a ridge.
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Mound building culture in my state may go back 2300 yrs ago. Of the 70 burial mounds in the state I've seen about 8 of them. Found one on a hike that isn't mapped so I won't say where.
#hopewell #adena #hike #nativeamericanculture
#hopewell #adena #hike #nativeamericanculture
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Mound building culture in my state may go back 2300 yrs ago. Of the 70 burial mounds in the state I've seen about 8 of them. Found one on a hike that isn't mapped so I won't say where.
#hopewell #adena #hike #nativeamericanculture
#hopewell #adena #hike #nativeamericanculture
You're lucky. In the Ohio snow belt we only get a month or two to play that.
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
You're lucky. In the Ohio snow belt we only get a month or two to play that.
For a fun compact game for travel this has become a family favorite. My daughter and son-in-law love us to play this one. I bought iit a few yrs ago. Lately they bought a compact game called Trash Pandas. Haven't played it yet.
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
For a fun compact game for travel this has become a family favorite. My daughter and son-in-law love us to play this one. I bought iit a few yrs ago. Lately they bought a compact game called Trash Pandas. Haven't played it yet.
An early morning drive into the sun.
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
An early morning drive into the sun.
I wouldn’t call it a snow storm but it’s whiter outside. The TV news pic is an hour north. In the am our yard was covered.
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I wouldn’t call it a snow storm but it’s whiter outside. The TV news pic is an hour north. In the am our yard was covered.