Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: south dakota

This bench had its own picket fence to go with it. Two in one! Image processed with GIMP.

Taken during a fall walk a couple of years ago. "The Arc" is a piece of public art (an arch that doesn't quite meet at the top). The Big Sioux River is in the background; we're just above the falls (see PiP), in downtown Sioux Falls. The trees were turning some very nice colors. Image processed with GIMP.

There is an agricultural display at the local Fair. The "benches" are in the shape of farm animals. This, of course, is a cow. The informational display behind the bench is extolling the greatness of the soybean. Image processed with GIMP.

Entrance to the comfort stations at the fairgrounds. This bench got a coat of paint at one time, but is showing lots of wear again. Image processed with GIMP.

Didn't take much to crop in on the photo of the river reflection at Devils Gulch, South Dakota. An otherwise "nature" image becomes an abstract (per Sunday Challenge). Image processed with GIMP.

We were awakened by the weather radio warning a few nights ago. The rain had passed, and when we looked out, we saw a huge lightning display in the sky (no ground strikes, thank you). This video is made up of phone video, combined with selected stills of actual cloud-to-cloud lightning bolts. They flashed so quickly, that I was able to isolate only one frame (50 fps) for most of the bolts. Processed with kdenlive, ffmpeg, and GIMP.

Interesting waterfall and park. A month or so ago, we had heavy rains and this scenic falls became a massive torrent. Didn't even try to get near and take any photos. On this nice day, there were a few people around (see upper right corner). Do view on a black background. Image processed with GIMP.

We visited the local Fair today. The veggies were on this table, showing their red and blue award ribbons. (This is not the State Fair, more like a County Fair, maybe regional. But the same kinds of events go on, from carnival to music concerts, fun rides, and of course, judging home-grown and home-made objects.) 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 (!) 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.

Reflections in the pool at the bottom of this scenic gulch. It is famous, because outlaw Jesse James was supposed to have jumped the gulch on his horse in order to elude the posse. It is mysterious because no one has been able to find the bottom. All in all, this is a very unusual place, located in an otherwise typical midwest small town. (Various areas nearby were treated as sacred by the Native Americans.) www.southdakotamagazine.com/devils-gulch Image processed with GIMP, cropped to square format.

Taken on a road trip several years ago. We now live in South Dakota. Image processed with GIMP.

This building is near the river. Lewis and Clark appear to be scanning the horizon for further discoveries. Taken with the Panasonic GX85 and processed with GIMP.

The "Arc" is a public art project in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The "arc" spans the river, but is not complete at the top, so it is not an "arch". This is my submission to the Sunday Challenge (art work). Image converted to monochrome and processed with GIMP.

Taken in Falls Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. There is a train trestle over the river, right at the park location. BNSF tracks, but the train is D&I. Image processed with GIMP.

There are over 10,000 bears in this small building near Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. Not shown is the bear we donated. This place is currently (2021) closed, sad to say. See: swansonphotos.com/bears.html