Robert Swanson's photos

Taken on the beach near our house on Maui (1999-2008). After retirement, we often walked on the beach at sunrise. Someone had placed a bench for viewing. Image processed with GIMP.

Taken in 2007, when we were on a cruise to Alaska. It was a perfect day to photograph, and as usual, the staff at Butchart had the plantings just right. I especially like the contrast between the yellow tulips and the blue ground-cover behind and below. Looks best when viewed on a black background. Image processed with GIMP.

This Mercedes (fire)truck was parked in downtown Talkeetna, Alaska. Just had to get a photo of it. I think that it has been restored as a vehicle for one of the local bars. (There seem to be a lot of bars in Talkeetna...) Image processed with GIMP.

SIgn posted at entrance to a bar in Talkeetna, Alaska. I like those rules! Image processed with GIMP. This quote may not be in the great literature, but it is a quote for Sunday Challenge. Below is a suggestion that this be added to the "Italo-Byzantine Acuity" group, so they will have some rules (of some sort). www.ipernity.com/group/827071/doc

This is a remarkable church, and much photographed. If you are in or near Tucson, Arizona, be sure to visit. This is a "characterful building" for the Sunday Challenge. See: swansonphotos.com/arizona/xavier.html

Our 53 inch Costco bear, watching "Big Bang" on the television. Note that Bernadette is comfortably snuggling with her huge Costco bear! Sunday challenge for electronic device. There are even some wires in the photo. See: swansonphotos.com/bears.html

We were able to purchase and carry the 53 inch Costco teddy bear in our RV. Here, he is watching his favorite ads on TV. Note the penguins who decorate our TV area. See: swansonphotos.com/bears.html

We were on a river cruise that stopped for the day in Cologne (Koln). When we visited the famous cathedral, we found that the day was the "blessing of the motorcycles". The square was filled with bikes and the cathedral was filled with worshipers. This bear was on the back of a parked motorcycle. For the Sunday Challenge, this photo always gives me a smile. See: swansonphotos.com/bears.html

This one is the big 80 inch bear. Note that he has his own employee nametag. Anyway, this was too big to fit into our RV. We finally purchased a 53 inch bear, and that takes up much of our apartment. Image taken with the phone and processed with GIMP. See: swansonphotos.com/bears.html

We "chased" this remarkable locomotive through Iowa in August 2019, and then enjoyed a pass-by in Texas in November. This video was created using OpenShot from various images taken during these experiences. More photos at: swansongrp.com/4014

Taken at the Wahiawa Botanical Garden on Oah'u during our 2007 long weekend visit. These trees were quite impressive, with their trunks looking like the thighs of dinosaurs. The image seemed to look better to me in monochrome. Taken with the Nikon D50 and processed with GIMP and UFRaw. For more photos, see: swansonphotos.com/oahu_2007.html

We took a long weekend and flew from Maui to Honolulu. One of the photo opportunities we took was a visit to a bamboo forest at the Wahiawa Botanical Garden on Oah'u. While swatting mosquitoes, we got some good photos. This looks OK in color, but I like it more, after converting to monochrome. Taken in 2007 using the Nikon D50. Image processed with UFRaw and GIMP. For more photos, see: swansonphotos.com/oahu_2007.html

We took a long weekend one time in 2007 and flew from Maui to Honolulu. We enjoyed a stay in the "big city", including visits to some photo ops. Took these pictures at the Honolulu Zoo using the Nikon D50. Image processed with GIMP and UFRaw. For more photos, see: swansonphotos.com/oahu_2007.html

As our ship approached Sydney Harbor for a magnificent entry, I saw that the moon was playing with the clouds. This was taken with the Nikon D700, near the entrance to Sydney Harbor. More photos at: swansongrp.com/oz2016/sydney_entrance.html and swansongrp.com/P/p/night_narrative/index.html

We were entering Sydney Harbor at night, and the sights were remarkable. The illuminated sign for Luna Park is famous, and well worth a picture. (Some people thinks it's kinda creepy) For the Sunday Challenge, this is very definitely a "type" of architecture. Note the towers on the sides of the face, they look very much like the Chrysler Building in New York. Taken with the Nikon D700 at high ISO. More photos at: swansongrp.com/oz2016/sydney_entrance.html and swansongrp.com/P/p/night_narrative/index.html

We stopped in Gisbourne, New Zealand, on our Holiday cruise in 2016-2017. We took a run on the Gisborne City Vintage Railway. It was very enjoyable. More photos at: swansonphotos.com/nz2016

We stopped in Gisbourne, New Zealand on our Holiday cruise 2016-2017. We took a run on the Gisborne City Vintage Railway, which was very enjoyable. More photos at: swansonphotos.com/nz2016

We stopped in Gisbourne, New Zealand on our Holiday cruise 2016-2017. We took a run on the Gisborne City Vintage Railway, which was very enjoyable. More photos at: swansonphotos.com/nz2016