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Author | Time | Post |
 ***COMMENTS THREAD FOR THE AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST*** (Original post) |
Grumpy Old Guy | Aug 2022 | OP |
| CaliforniaPeggy | Aug 2022 | #1 | |
| Grumpy Old Guy | Aug 2022 | #2 | |
| CaliforniaPeggy | Aug 2022 | #3 | |
| mnhtnbb | Aug 2022 | #4 | |
| Diamond_Dog | Aug 2022 | #31 | |
| mnhtnbb | Aug 2022 | #32 | |
| Diamond_Dog | Aug 2022 | #5 | |
| BWdem4life | Aug 2022 | #22 | |
| Diamond_Dog | Aug 2022 | #23 | |
| Talitha | Aug 2022 | #24 | |
| Diamond_Dog | Aug 2022 | #29 | |
| Happygram | Aug 2022 | #58 | |
| Diamond_Dog | Aug 2022 | #61 | |
| Mz Pip | Aug 2022 | #6 | |
| mike_c | Aug 2022 | #50 | |
| Callalily | Aug 2022 | #7 | |
| Diamond_Dog | Aug 2022 | #30 | |
| Callalily | Aug 2022 | #33 | |
| mike_c | Aug 2022 | #51 | |
| HAB911 | Aug 2022 | #8 | |
| Callalily | Aug 2022 | #11 | |
| HAB911 | Aug 2022 | #12 | |
| Diamond_Dog | Aug 2022 | #34 | |
| HAB911 | Aug 2022 | #35 | |
| Soph0571 | Aug 2022 | #9 | |
| d_r | Aug 2022 | #10 | |
| Mousetoescamper | Aug 2022 | #13 | |
| LakeArenal | Aug 2022 | #41 | |
| Mousetoescamper | Aug 2022 | #42 | |
| Solly Mack | Aug 2022 | #14 | |
| markie | Aug 2022 | #40 | |
| Solly Mack | Aug 2022 | #43 | |
| Grumpy Old Guy | Aug 2022 | #15 | |
| BWdem4life | Aug 2022 | #16 | |
| sinkingfeeling | Aug 2022 | #17 | |
| CaliforniaPeggy | Aug 2022 | #18 | |
| sinkingfeeling | Aug 2022 | #19 | |
| CaliforniaPeggy | Aug 2022 | #20 | |
| sinkingfeeling | Aug 2022 | #21 | |
| edhopper | Aug 2022 | #25 | |
| Grumpy Old Guy | Aug 2022 | #26 | |
| edhopper | Aug 2022 | #28 | |
| urbanhermit | Aug 2022 | #27 | |
| sinkingfeeling | Aug 2022 | #36 | |
| HappyCynic | Aug 2022 | #37 | |
| Solly Mack | Aug 2022 | #38 | |
| Diamond_Dog | Aug 2022 | #48 | |
| ShazzieB | Aug 2022 | #39 | |
| Laura PourMeADrink | Aug 2022 | #44 | |
| LakeArenal | Aug 2022 | #45 | |
| Laura PourMeADrink | Aug 2022 | #46 | |
| LakeArenal | Aug 2022 | #47 | |
| mike_c | Aug 2022 | #49 | |
| Callalily | Aug 2022 | #52 | |
| mike_c | Aug 2022 | #55 | |
| Grumpy Old Guy | Aug 2022 | #53 | |
| mike_c | Aug 2022 | #56 | |
| Duncan Grant | Aug 2022 | #54 | |
| 2naSalit | Aug 2022 | #57 | |
| Solly Mack | Aug 2022 | #59 | |
| 2naSalit | Aug 2022 | #60 | |
| LakeArenal | Aug 2022 | #62 | |
| 2naSalit | Aug 2022 | #63 | |
| LakeArenal | Aug 2022 | #64 | |
| doublethink | Aug 2022 | #65 |
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 03:41 PM
CaliforniaPeggy (144,943 posts)
1. OK, my dear Grumpy! I am in! And thank you for your lovely compliment. ♥
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 03:46 PM
Grumpy Old Guy (2,175 posts)
2. That's wonderful Peggy!
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #2)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 03:52 PM
CaliforniaPeggy (144,943 posts)
3. ...
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Thanks!
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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 04:58 PM
mnhtnbb (30,487 posts)
4. My shot was taken on a morning beach walk (edited)
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Last edited Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:58 AM - Edit history (1) in October 2020 at Emerald Isle, NC. My favorite time of year at the beach here in NC is October and I usually try to spend a week at a beach house. I'm out with my camera every morning--before dawn--to capture the change in colors of the sunrise. After the sun is up, I pay more attention to what has washed up on the beach overnight. This particular grouping of shells caught my eye one morning, partly because it was highlighted by the early golden light. Other than cropping the shot and boosting the saturation a bit, I've made no other edits to the photo.
Edited to add: my favorite sunrise shot that morning 
and favorite sunset shot that evening (which captured the sunlight through the spray from the waves) 
which demonstrates one reason Emerald Isle is my favorite beach in NC in the fall: the sun both rises and sets over the Atlantic Ocean because the beach faces south. |
Response to mnhtnbb (Reply #4)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 02:26 PM
Diamond_Dog (27,009 posts)
31. I love the NC shore
Response to Diamond_Dog (Reply #31)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 04:46 PM
mnhtnbb (30,487 posts)
32. I'm booked for a week Oct 15-22 this year.
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Can't wait!
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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 05:37 PM
Diamond_Dog (27,009 posts)
5. My photo - In The Flight Path
Response to Diamond_Dog (Reply #5)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 10:56 PM
22. Looks like a serious contender to me!
Response to BWdem4life (Reply #22)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 11:01 PM
Diamond_Dog (27,009 posts)
23. Thank you so much
Response to Diamond_Dog (Reply #5)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 11:25 PM
24. What a serendipitous capture, Diamond Dog - it's the essence of this month's theme.
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Thanks for sharing, and please give Sophie a good bellyscratch from all of us at DU!
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Response to Talitha (Reply #24)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 02:20 PM
Diamond_Dog (27,009 posts)
29. Thank you!
Response to Happygram (Reply #58)
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 07:43 AM
Diamond_Dog (27,009 posts)
61. Aww thank you Happygram
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We are looking forward to seeing more of you on DU!
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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 05:45 PM
Mz Pip (26,904 posts)
6. Hidden
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 05:55 PM
Callalily (13,923 posts)
7. In the vineyard
Response to Callalily (Reply #7)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 02:22 PM
Diamond_Dog (27,009 posts)
30. Beautiful shot, Callalilly!
Response to Diamond_Dog (Reply #30)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 05:32 PM
Callalily (13,923 posts)
33. Thanks for your kind words.
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 06:19 PM
HAB911 (8,217 posts)
8. Window behind a drop of water
Response to HAB911 (Reply #8)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 06:27 PM
Callalily (13,923 posts)
11. I REALLY like your photo!
Response to Callalily (Reply #11)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 06:30 PM
HAB911 (8,217 posts)
12. Thank you so much!
Response to HAB911 (Reply #8)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 06:05 PM
Diamond_Dog (27,009 posts)
34. Love your photo!
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 06:20 PM
Soph0571 (9,685 posts)
9. I'm in nt
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 06:25 PM
d_r (6,885 posts)
10. I took a photo
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 07:04 PM
Mousetoescamper (1,065 posts)
13. It's not easy being green
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Response to Mousetoescamper (Reply #13)
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 02:51 PM
LakeArenal (25,762 posts)
41. I think your title could be a theme for a month.
Response to LakeArenal (Reply #41)
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 04:50 PM
Mousetoescamper (1,065 posts)
42. I hadn't thought of that. Good idea.
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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 07:54 PM
Solly Mack (88,987 posts)
14. I'm in.
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Response to Solly Mack (Reply #14)
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 06:54 AM
markie (22,271 posts)
40. Love your photo!!
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good one
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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 08:04 PM
Grumpy Old Guy (2,175 posts)
15. Backyard Shroom
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 09:30 PM
sinkingfeeling (47,581 posts)
17. Red Rock Erosion was taken at Petra, Jordan. It isn't of one of the tombs cut in the
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Response to sinkingfeeling (Reply #17)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 10:13 PM
CaliforniaPeggy (144,943 posts)
18. Yours is a phenomenal capture! I love the wavy patterns too.
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #18)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 10:23 PM
sinkingfeeling (47,581 posts)
19. Thank you. I went there at age 70. There is a lot of walking and some can climb.
Response to sinkingfeeling (Reply #19)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 10:28 PM
CaliforniaPeggy (144,943 posts)
20. That rules me out! I'm 78, almost 79. I can walk indoors pretty well, and stairs are OK too.
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #20)
Wed Aug 10, 2022, 10:37 PM
sinkingfeeling (47,581 posts)
21. You could go. They rent donkeys and camels to see the site (which is huge) and they
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:50 AM
edhopper (30,634 posts)
25. Snapper: Taken with my Canon SX70
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At Westbury Gardens on Long Island, one of my friends noticed this in the water, thought it was a frog until it rose to the surface.
In this photo you can just make out the body under the water. 
It was a big, scary sucker!  |
Response to edhopper (Reply #25)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 10:31 AM
Grumpy Old Guy (2,175 posts)
26. Wow!
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That will take a nice chunk out of you!
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Response to edhopper (Reply #25)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 12:22 PM
edhopper (30,634 posts)
28. I shot a video too!
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 11:35 AM
urbanhermit (684 posts)
27. I'm in
Response to urbanhermit (Reply #27)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 08:51 PM
sinkingfeeling (47,581 posts)
36. I've never seen a peony without ants. It's always a problem bringing them inside.
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:57 PM
37. Morning Dew
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I took this a few years back in late January at Stanley Park (Vancouver, BC, Canada). While I've named it Morning Dew, it was actually taken in the early afternoon. At that time of year, with the temperature and humidity, the morning dew pretty much lingered all day. In addition to the dew, what I personally like is the blade of grass that is running through the dew laden blade of grass. I'm not sure how this happened nor how frequent this type of thing is but I found it interesting to look at.
Here's the original photo: 
For my entry, I cropped it, and applied a bit of sharpening and some colour corrections. No other changes were made. |
Response to HappyCynic (Reply #37)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 11:23 PM
Solly Mack (88,987 posts)
38. I love it!
Response to HappyCynic (Reply #37)
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 08:47 PM
Diamond_Dog (27,009 posts)
48. That's an amazing image. I love it.
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 11:48 PM
ShazzieB (10,320 posts)
39. Just uploaded my entry.
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 08:06 PM
Laura PourMeADrink (41,029 posts)
44. Wow that dog in the market guarding the place is a great shot
Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #44)
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 08:13 PM
LakeArenal (25,762 posts)
45. Thanks. A feria which is a farmers market.
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First and third Wednesdays.
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Response to LakeArenal (Reply #45)
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 10:13 PM
Laura PourMeADrink (41,029 posts)
46. But where is it? Don't see on pics
Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #46)
Fri Aug 12, 2022, 11:44 PM
LakeArenal (25,762 posts)
47. Aguacate Cost Rica.
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 02:43 AM
49. Eupholus weevil species from New Guinea.
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Response to mike_c (Reply #49)
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 08:44 AM
Callalily (13,923 posts)
52. I'm not all that fond of bugs, but some are really beautiful.
Response to mike_c (Reply #49)
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 12:59 PM
Grumpy Old Guy (2,175 posts)
53. Stunning photo and great technology!
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #53)
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 05:22 PM
56. thanks!
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Yeah, I've gone pretty far down the rabbit hole.
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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 07:06 PM
2naSalit (69,904 posts)
57. Clover...
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Was taken around summer of 2015 in the Hebgen Basin area to the west of Yellowstone NP. It's just a simple clover. I took several shots of different clovers, made a brief study of them and I wasn't sure which to use. I rarely do anything beyond crop, color saturation and some sharpening... I wouldn't know what to do with anything else. I mean, if the shot is a good one, in my mind, I shouldn't have to do much else. I usually shoot with that in mind.
Amazingly, I know I used a Cannon Powershot 120 SX to take the pictures. I still love that little thing though it needs maintenance before I can use it again. I haven't cropped these but I think I did color sat and sharpening. 
There are more but I have to find them, these were isolated for a project. |
Response to 2naSalit (Reply #57)
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 02:15 AM
Solly Mack (88,987 posts)
59. I really like them both.
Response to 2naSalit (Reply #57)
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 06:00 PM
LakeArenal (25,762 posts)
62. Winner winner I'll buy the chicken dinner.
Response to LakeArenal (Reply #62)
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 06:12 PM
2naSalit (69,904 posts)
63. !!!
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Are you allowed to tell?
Thanks.  |
Response to 2naSalit (Reply #63)
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 06:18 PM
LakeArenal (25,762 posts)
64. Too late...... it's really a beauty.
Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)
Tue Aug 16, 2022, 05:06 PM
doublethink (6,731 posts)
65. Blades of Grass ...
I shot that somewhere down there ... 
A few years ago with a Fuji Digital camera on micro mode. Stupid camera gave out right after I shot these. Anyway here are a couple others before I just went ahead and mowed the grass ... lol. 
And this one of a match head and a philips head screw ... 
Ahh it was fun while it lasted. But yeah I've felt pretty guilty destroying the little creatures homes down there (bugs and what-not) when mowing the grass ever since ... sigh ... 
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