Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: m43

Steamtown in Scranton, Pennsylvania. They have a very nice collection of locomotives, including this one (#43, saddle tank type). Fortunately, there are benches around to help us rest our feet from walking through the large railroad area. Image processed with GIMP.

The weather was very dramatic when we visited Yellowstone in September. The best part was that the crowds had left. This is a view of Mammoth Hot Springs, taken with the Panasonic GX85 in "L-Monochrome" mode (intended to reproduce the Leica black and white experience). Square and monochrome, for the Sunday Challenge. Image processed with GIMP.

A different view from the previous. This was taken in September (no crowds, but iffy weather) right after a snowstorm. I used the L-Monochrome setting on the Panasonic GX85 (intended to match the rich monochrome style of the Leica). Image processed with GIMP.

We had excellent weather in southern Missouri for the eclipse on 8 April, 2024. Our previous experience was in 2017, and while the photos were wonderful, I never got a shot at the "diamond ring" effect that year. This, and a few others, were taken at the end of totality this April. The large flare at the very bottom of the disk was seen in a number of our photos. Hand-held at 280mm equivalent zoom, and processed with GIMP. This was the same camera-lens I used in 2017 (nearly the same settings, too.)

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.

Happy Orange Thursday! Also May the 4th, for some folks. Got a Macro lens for the Panasonic GX85, Micro 4/3 camera body. It is an Olympus lens, but works fine on the Pana body. Tested the lens extensively, particularly trying macro/closeups. Image processed with GIMP.