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Rubsam Photo
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Former IT guy turned L&D and Internal Comms guy. MCSE (WinNT 4.0). Hobbyist photographer.

Almost 50 years a Hoosier, now embracing remote life in Oscoda County, MI.

Husband, father and cat daddy.

Trying to be a little better today than yesterday.
Experimenting with the TT Artisan Tilt 50mm F1.4 lens.

Ocean City, NJ
August 2025

#OCNJ #DigitalPhotography
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'm playing catchup on photo processing this morning :)

Here are a few random shots I took in Alpena MI in August.
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
From a visit to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum & Whitefish Point Light Station in Michigan's UP

May 2025

Lens: Pentax SMC Takumar 20mm F4.5

Full Album: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCmgRD

#DigitalPhotography #SonyAlpha #VintageLens #Takumar #Darktable #MichiganExploration #MichiganUP
July 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
A visit to Roger's City, MI to check out the local murals. Another great Michigan city with lots of charm and cool places to explore.

Photos taken with my Sony A7RII and a #Pentax Super-Takumar 55mm F1.8 #VintageLens and processed in #Darktable.

Full Album: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCkC8Z
July 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I ❤️ Michigan Lighthouses!

Photos from a stop at Seul Choix Pointe Lighthouse in Michigan's UP.

May 2025

Full Album: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCiPmx

#DigitalPhotography #VintageLens #MichiganExploration #MichiganUP #Lighthouse #Darktable
June 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A few photos from a trip to Manistique in Michigan's UP last month.

Lens: Minolta 28mm F2.8 MD W.Rokkor-X

Full Album: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCi4e9

#MichiganExploration #MichiganUP #DigitalPhotography #VintageLens #Darktable
June 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
A few photos from a visit to Harrisville, MI last month.

Lens: Canon 70-210mm F4 FD Macro

Full Album: flic.kr/s/aHBqjC8RJV

#DigitalPhotography #VintageLens #MichiganExploration #LakeHuron #Darktable
April 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A decommissioned Evergreen International Boeing 747 sits in a snowy aircraft salvage yard at Oscoda–Wurtsmith Airport in Michigan.

February 2025

Lens: Minolta 28mm F2.8 MD W.Rokkor-X

#MichiganExploration #SonyAlpha #VintageLens #Darktable
February 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Rural Michigan
February 2025

Another roadside oddity from my travels through rural Michigan.

Lens: Canon 70-210mm F4 FD Macro

#MichiganExploration #SonyAlpha #VintageLens #Darktable
February 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Michigan
February 2025

Lens: Canon 70-210mm F4 FD Macro

#SonyAlpha #MichiganExploration #Abandoned #VintageLens #ManualFocus #Darktable
February 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I am a sucker for old vehicles along roadsides. Here's a GMC truck I came across in rural Michigan.

February 2025

Lens: Pentax Super-Takumar 50mm F1.4

#MichiganExploration #SonyAlpha #VintageLens #Takumar #Truck #Darktable
February 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A follow-up to yesterday's photo after many of the other cows came over to see what I was up to 😀

Lens: Minolta 28mm F2.8 MD W.Rokkor-X

#SonyAlpha #Darktable #Cows #MichiganExploration #VintageLens
February 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I went out on a photo hunt last weekend and made some new friends. As I took photos, more cows just keep coming closer to checkout what was going on. Several of them started bounding around like giant puppies.

Lens: Minolta 28mm F2.8 MD W.Rokkor-X

#MichiganExploration #VintageLens #Darktable #Cows
February 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Another photo taken last October at Hess Nature Preserve in Northern Michigan.

Taken with a Sony a7r2 and a Minolta 28mm F2.8 MD W.Rokkor-X lens.

#SonyAlpha #VIntageLens #DarkTable #MichiganExploration
February 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Ohhh... it's been a while since I’ve taken or processed photos. Moving and the Winter blues took the wind out of my sails.

Finally processed these shots from a chilly night last Oct at Hess Nature Preserve in Northern MI. Taken with a Sony a7r2 & Pentax Super-Takumar 55mm F1.8. #darktable.
February 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hartwick Pines State Park
Near Grayling, MI
September 2024

Camera: Sony a6700
#VintageLens: Konica 40mm F1.8 Hexanon AR
Software: #Darktable

#MichiganExploration
December 28, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Photos taken around Rogers City, MI this past September. It has only been a few months, but feels like ages ago!

Camera: Sony a6700
#VintageLens: Minolta 28mm F2.8 MD W.Rokkor-X
Software: #Darktable

#MichiganExploration #SonyAlpha
December 26, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Well, I’ve moved on from processing photos…so it’s time for an early morning movie: The House That Dripped Blood. A fun horror anthology from 1971 with Christoper Lee, Peter Cushing, AND John Pertwee (the third Doctor)! My quest…to find any tenuous excuse to brand this a Christmas Movie 🎅
December 25, 2024 at 12:54 PM
It's Christmas morning and while everyone else sleeps in, I am up processing photos and watching YouTube 🎅

Jewels
Aspen Park | Gaylord, MI
September 2024

Camera: Sony a6700
#VintageLens: Canon 70-210mm F4 FD Macro
Software: #Darktable

#MichiganExploration
December 25, 2024 at 11:25 AM
I have several #Takumar lenses in the 50ish MM range, but I think the 55mm F1.8 is the best for general photography. Sharp, vibrant, and 1.8...hard to beat 😀

Jewels
Boyne City, MI
July, 2024

Sony a7R II
#VintageLens: Pentax Super-Takumar 55mm F1.8
SW: #Darktable

#MichiganExploration
December 24, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Grayling Car Show
Grayling, MI | July 2024

Camera: Sony a7R II
Lens: Pentax SMC Takumar 20mm F4.5
SW: Darktable

#MichiganExploration #SonyAlpha #VintageLens #Takumar #CarShow #Darktable
December 24, 2024 at 10:51 AM
East Tawas, MI
May 2024

Camera: Sony A6700
Lens: Pentax Tele-Takumar 200mm F5.6
Software: Darktable

#MichiganExploration #SonyAlpha #VintageLens #Takumar #Darktable
December 24, 2024 at 12:16 AM
A few photos I took while visiting East Jordan, MI back in April. The trees and downtown scene were taken with a Canon lens and the others with a Takumar.

Sony A6700
L1: Canon 70-210mm F4 FD Macro
L2: Pentax SMC Takumar 20mm F4.5
SW: Darktable

#MichiganExploration #VintageLens #Darktable
December 23, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Processing a few photos taken last October at Michigan's Torch Bay Nature Preserve.

Camera: Sony A6700
Lens: Pentax SMC Takumar 35mm F2
Software: Darktable

#MichiganExploration #SonyAlpha #VintageLens #Takumar #Darktable
December 23, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Hey tech community…I am trying to get a little work done this morning…but am experiencing some type of keyboard malfunction. Any suggestions?

#Cats
December 10, 2024 at 12:07 PM