Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: flower

Taken from our back yard, looking over a wild area. The final sunflowers of the season. Winter will be here soon (!) For the Sunday Challenge, this is the wonderful view we had this summer in our back yard. Snowing now... Image processed with GIMP.

Taken from our back yard, looking over a wild area. The final sunflowers of the season. Winter will be here soon (!) Image processed with GIMP.

Taken in Arizona near where we used to park our RV. This is an open bloom of the "cereus" cactus in the RV park.

Taken on Grand Canary, Spain. We were taking a tour from our cruise in 2013, and stopped in the small town of Teror. These bougainvillea in the sun were so pretty, I had to take a photo. Try viewing on a black background. Image processed with GIMP.

This was actually a "lens test" I did while wandering around our campground at Denali National Park, Alaska. I was testing the macro capability of the Sigma lens I was using on the Nikon D700 camera. In this case, I closed down to F16, and got more good flower detail. But even with some detail, there is a bit of nice bokeh here. Image processed with GIMP.

Taken during our 2009 cruise when we visited Athens. As we were climbing (and climbing), I saw this foundation wall with the plants poking out. 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.

Taken at the Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona. I used the Panasonic GX85. The wind was blowing all of these delicate wildflowers around. It was difficult to get a clear shot. Processed with GIMP. See: swansonphotos.com/saguaro

Taken during our return visit 2017. Used the Panasonic GX85. See: swansonphotos.com/saguaro

Taken at Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona. See: swansonphotos.com/saguaro

During our stop in Lerwick, we were able to walk around town. The gardens that the people maintain are quite lovely. Captured this rose bush along the road. See: swansonphotos.com/lerwick

Taken in Arizona. This cactus was blooming in the morning, and looks nice against the blue sky. Processed with GIMP. See: swansonphotos.com/arizona

Goosenecks State Park in Utah is a remarkable place. In addition to the deep canyon, the desert area around is typically beautiful. I had several chances to get some photos of the wildflowers along the canyon rim.