Bob Snyder's Photo Galleries at pbase.com

Hello! I'm a photographer in my alter ego, when I'm not working as a lab manager in Plant Nutrition (Plant Science Dept) at Penn State University. I would appreciate hearing from you, so please feel free to leave your comments, and Vote for any images or galleries that you like!

I now mostly work with an Olympus EM-D EM-1 MarkII micro four thirds camera, now with the Olympus 300mm f4 ISO Pro lens and the 40 -150 mm f2.8 PRO lens with 1.4x tele converter for birds and wildlife. I also have the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 PRO lens in my kit and the Olympus 25mm f1.8 lens. The Olympus OM-D EM-1 goes just about everywhere with me now, and will serves well as a travel camera and compact system camera for bird photography with the 40-150mm f2.8 or the 300mm f4. My tripod is a lightweight carbon fiber Gitzo Mountaineer Series I, with a RRS BH-30 bullhead.

I also use a Nikon D7000 digital camera body for my bird and macro photography. A lot of my work on this site has also been produced using the earlier Nikon D200 DSLR.

I use the following Nikon lenses: AF 300mm ED F4, Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 ED, AF, and a Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 AF EX D. I also work with two macro lens: Nikkor AF-D 105mm f2.8 . I use the older, Nikon SB-28 speedlights (usually on manual, good solid flash units). In addition, I have four older Nikon non-Ai lenses that I acquired with a Nikon FTn film camera, and an AI Nikkor-Q 200mm f4 lens which I use on the mirror-less Olympus m4/3's body with an adapter for Nikon lenses. The added bonus I discovered, was that old non-AI lenses would fit the micro 4/3's adapter for Nikon lenses! New life for those old lenses. I will keep using the Nikon lenses for now with the OM-D EM -1: I like the color and contrast from the earlier non-Ai lenses.

Photography keeps me grounded in life, and is a great outlet to let off steam. Please take some time to browse and enjoy my work, and then go make new photos with your own gear!

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:: longtailed_duck ::	:: Great Blue Heron Juvenile released by wildlife rehabilitor ::	:: First photos with Olympus 300mm f4 Pro lens ::	:: Cedar Waxwings at Curtin Wetlands, Curtin Village, PA ::
:: horned_larks_2018 ::	:: Snow Owl seen in corn field off Williams Rd, Center Hall, PA 1/6/18 ::	:: lesser_scaup_2017 ::	:: B&W studies of cloud formations ::
:: Snapshots from the Chiricahua Mountains and SE Arizona ::	:: Rough-legged Hawk at I-80 and Rt 26/I99: 1.31.09 ::	:: Some Winter Birds of Centre County, PA ::	:: Purple Finches 2009 ::
:: Some Birds of Arizona captured with the Olympus OM-D EM-5 body and Lumix 45-200mm f4-5.6 lens ::	:: Merlin strikes terror in Howard Backyard ::	:: Dickcissels in Clinton County, PA, plus Seasonal bird photos ::	:: Fall Warblers passing through my backyard ::
:: White-winged Tern: a rare visitor from across the Atlantic ::	:: Great Crested Flycatcher nesting success. ::	:: Horned Larks in field at Rock Springs ::	:: Tufted Titmouse fledgling and 2 sandpipers at Bald Eagle State Park ::
:: Golden-crowned Kinglet hunting insects during spring migration. ::	:: OM-D EM-1 Mark II; first photos ::	:: Juvenile Cooper's Hawk eating roadkill rabbit ::	:: summer_2016_photos ::
:: new_photos_summer_2016 ::	:: Black & White: exploration of the concept ::	:: Butterflies, Moths etc: Macro Insects 2012 - 2016 ::	:: Macro Insect Photography: some Old Favorites made with the Nikon D70s: in the beginning of my transition..... ::
:: 5 Sandhill Cranes in Centre County, PA ::	:: recent_bird_photos_from_centre_co_pa ::	:: 2015: A new Olympus OM-D EM-5: I missed out on OM-1, but look out now.... ::	:: Some Birds seen at Bald Eagle State Park ::
:: Birds and Wildlife of South Africa in faux polaroids. ::	:: fall_colors_2015 ::	:: Glossy Ibis at Central Mountain High School wetland, Mill Hall, PA ::	:: Pine Siskins at my backyard feeding stations Feb 2015 ::
:: BASIC IV Bald Eagle recently at the beach area, BESP, PA ::	:: Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird bathing in hose shower. ::	:: Rusty Blackbird refuels in Howard, PA ::	:: Nature Images from South Africa 2014 ::
:: Canvasbacks at the Marina: BESP ::	:: Bird Photography from Centre County PA Updated for 2016 ::	:: Sparrows of Centre County, PA ::	:: Snow Buntings at Lower Green's Run boat launch, Bald Eagle State Park, PA ::
:: Birds of Centre County, PA ::	:: Some Snapshots from Travels in Mozambique ::	:: Birds of Limpopo, South Africa and Sussundenga, Mozambique: 2010 travels ::	:: Photos from Nikon D7000 camera ::
:: Birds of Bald Eagle State Park: Slide show ::	:: 2011 images of shorebirds and waders seen at Colyer Lake, PA ::	:: Kestrel at Rt 150 and Marsh Creek Road ::	:: Birds at Curtin Wetland, near Curtin Village, PA ::
:: Rose-breasted Grosbeak stops in for a refueling ::	:: Black Terns at Bald Eagle State Park, PA; August 11, 2012 ::	:: Purple Finch female ::	:: Views from my Shade and Sun Gardens ::
:: Birds at BESP after Tropical Storm Lee: September 2011 ::	:: Belted Kingfisher dispute ::	:: Common Loons in Snow Squall ::	:: Peregrine Falcon at West Branch Susquehana River, near McElhatten, PA ::
:: Immature Bald Eagles seen at Bald Eagle State Park, Howard, PA ::	:: Ring-billed Gull fish-chase ::	:: Birds and Animals from the Republic of South Africa/Limpopo Province: 2009 ::	:: One more vist: Trumpeter Swans in Clinton County, PA ::
:: Trumpeter Swans at Castanea revisited ::	:: Trumpeter Swans stopover in Clinton Co., PA ::	:: Yellow-billed Cuckoo Photo Essay. Posted on May 28, 2008. Revised on June 8 and July 5, 2008. ::	:: Eastern Bluebirds ::
:: Sharp-shinned Hawk in my backyard! ::	:: Disputes among the 'snow birds' ::	:: Fish Crows as yard birds ::	:: Images from a Summer Day at Curtin Wetland ::
:: Red-bellied Woodpecker has European Starling on the run!!! ::	:: Immature Cooper's Hawk at Bald Eagle State Park, PA ::	:: Some birds that utilize tree cavities and/or nesting boxes ::	:: Isis is a Peregrine Falcon ::
:: Common Grackles seeking food while migrating; Or the great maize mania!! ::	:: Common Redpolls in Howard, PA: Winter of 2007-2008 ::	:: Immature male: Ruby-throated Hummingbird ::	:: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Howard, PA ::
:: Marsh Wren Observed at Curtin Wetland ::	:: Mystery Moth or Butterfly? ::	:: Wildlife from man-made and natural wetlands in Pennsylvania. ::	:: Summer Morning in Penn's Woods: July 19, 2008 ::
:: 17-year Cicada exiting its exoskeleton and inflating its wings. ::	:: Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) ::	:: Carolina Wren at my woodpile, summer 2007 ::	:: Male Pileated Woodpecker working a dying gray birch tree for black ants. ::
:: pa_birds ::	:: Recovering roots from mesocosims ::	:: Lab Party July 2010 ::	:: barbs_pics ::
:: Christmas Lab Party 2016 ::

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