Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: utah

Taken in the Zion National Park. I enjoy trying to get the right perspective and view of walking paths. This one had the right amount of shade. Image processed with GIMP.

Taken at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah, in 2014. This is the bell on a diesel locomotive. They had to put the bells lower down on these, unlike steam locomotives where the bell was right on the front on top. I converted the image to monochrome using GIMP. See: swansonphotos.com/ogden/ogden_rail.html

Taken at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah, in 2014. I converted the image to monochrome with GIMP. See: swansonphotos.com/ogden/ogden_rail.html

Taken at the Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum in Ogden, Utah. Quite the work of art. Image processed with GIMP. See: swansonphotos.com/ogden

I put the older Sigma 70-300 macro lens on my Nikon D700, and wandered around downtown Ogden, Utah. They were having a street fair and farmers' market, so there were plenty of subjects. I like the selective focus. View in larger size on black background. (Baskets and Boxes of fruit, for Sunday Challenge) Image processed with GIMP. See: swansonphotos.com/ogden/index.html

A pretty famous stretch of road. There were many folks pulled over to the side to take photos. Some of the more adventuresome were lying on their backs on the center line of the highway, trying to get dramatic perspective. Anyway, I had to get some pictures as I drove this stretch of road, too.

We had a very good morning at this historic spot. If you arrive early, you get to see the steam locomotives run from their sheds to the static display point near the visitor center. This was taken at Promontory Summit, location of the Golden Spike National Historical Site, Utah. More photos at: swansonphotos.com/promontory

This replica, along with the Central Pacific #60, are run at the Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory Summit, Utah. More photos at: swansonphotos.com/promontory

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.