Grumpy Old Guy
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Member since: Mon Jan 25, 2021, 02:27 AM
Number of posts: 2,201
Number of posts: 2,201
About Me
Thank you Democratic Underground for keeping me sane for the last four years. I think I was probably the longest lurker here. I started following DU during the Dubya administration. I was first attracted to the "Top Ten Conservative Idiots of the Week." I've been following along ever since. I always felt guilty for not participating, but refrained from doing so because I already spend way too much time online. However, after recent events, I just can't sit back any longer. I had to log on and thank you folks for all that you do. I'm a retired TV newscast director with forty years experience and more than eighteen thousand broadcasts under my belt, most of them live. I now travel the country (when I can) shooting landscape, astro and wildlife photography. You can see some of my photos at Ross-Kestin.Pixels.com or on Instagram at @oldguywithacamera. Thanks again! Ross K. Grumpy Old Guy
Journal Archives
Honey bee
I'm home recovering from surgery for two more weeks, so I thought I'd put the time to good use in the backyard. And yes, I did a ton of photo-processing on this image, probably too much.
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Posted by Grumpy Old Guy | Mon Aug 22, 2022, 02:47 AM (7 replies)
***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: FINALS THREAD UP IN GD!***
Posted by Grumpy Old Guy | Sat Aug 20, 2022, 03:07 PM (2 replies)
*** FINALS THREAD FOR THE AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST***
These are the ten finalists for the August photo contest. The theme, as chosen by last month’s winner AndyS, is as follows:
"The unseen world. The small things we walk past every day; the beauty in the bouquets in the floral department at the grocery store, the zen of stones in a garden, that lone green sprout in the compost or that small creature under your feet. Not necessarily macro but that's not excluded. Butterflies and birds reach out and grab our attention but I'm encouraging all of us to take note of the more subtle compositions around us. As for post processing, sure if it makes the image more appealing or enhances the connection between the subject and viewer. Most of all HAVE FUN with it." Please vote for the entry that you think best typifies this theme, and please leave comments. We love to hear what you think. This thread will run for seventy two hours, after which the winners will be announced. It is posted here in GD by permission of the administrators. Thanks for voting. only fruit w/seeds on outside 
Sunflower facing the sun 
In The Flight Path 
Window to another world 
It’s not easy being green 
A Stick is a Stick. Maybe 
Red Rock Erosion 
Morning Dew 
Clover 
Shore feather 
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Posted by Grumpy Old Guy | Sat Aug 20, 2022, 03:05 PM (46 replies)
***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: PRELIMINARY THREADS ARE UP IN GD!***
Posted by Grumpy Old Guy | Tue Aug 16, 2022, 07:37 PM (8 replies)
***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: THIRD PRELIMINARY THREAD***
***August Photo Contest, Preliminary Thread Three of Three***
This is the third preliminary thread for the August Photo Contest. The theme, as chosen by last month’s winner AndyS, is as follows: "The unseen world. The small things we walk past every day; the beauty in the bouquets in the floral department at the grocery store, the zen of stones in a garden, that lone green sprout in the compost or that small creature under your feet. Not necessarily macro but that's not excluded. Butterflies and birds reach out and grab our attention but I'm encouraging all of us to take note of the more subtle compositions around us. As for post processing, sure if it makes the image more appealing or enhances the connection between the subject and viewer. Most of all HAVE FUN with it." Please vote for the entry that you think best typifies this theme. There are three threads. Please vote in all three, and leave comments. We love to hear what you think. These preliminary threads will run for seventy two hours. They are posted here in GD by permission of the administrators. Thanks for voting. First thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052684 Second thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052697 Ant On Peony 
Morning Dew
Bison hoofprints in the mud 
Green Garden Queen 
Niagara Falls 
Eye to eye with a Eupholus weevil 
Clover
abundance on a small scale 
Blades of Grass 
Shore feather
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Posted by Grumpy Old Guy | Tue Aug 16, 2022, 07:23 PM (34 replies)
***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: SECOND PRELIMINARY THREAD***
***August Photo Contest, Preliminary Thread Two of Three***
This is the second preliminary thread for the August Photo Contest. The theme, as chosen by last month’s winner AndyS, is as follows: "The unseen world. The small things we walk past every day; the beauty in the bouquets in the floral department at the grocery store, the zen of stones in a garden, that lone green sprout in the compost or that small creature under your feet. Not necessarily macro but that's not excluded. Butterflies and birds reach out and grab our attention but I'm encouraging all of us to take note of the more subtle compositions around us. As for post processing, sure if it makes the image more appealing or enhances the connection between the subject and viewer. Most of all HAVE FUN with it." Please vote for the entry that you think best typifies this theme. There are three threads. Please vote in all three, and leave comments. We love to hear what you think. These preliminary threads will run for seventy two hours. They are posted here in GD by permission of the administrators. Thanks for voting. First thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052684 Third thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052724 Happened upon this mantle on a lunch time walk last week 
It’s not easy being green
Gotcha! 
Snapper 
A Stick is a Stick. Maybe.
Backyard Shroom 
Stop and smell me 
Red Rock Erosion
Rain On The Pumpkins 
All Fenced In 
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Posted by Grumpy Old Guy | Tue Aug 16, 2022, 07:16 PM (34 replies)
***AUGUST PHOTO CONTEST: FIRST PRELIMINARY THREAD***
***August Photo Contest, Preliminary Thread One of Three***
This is the first preliminary thread for the August Photo Contest. The theme, as chosen by last month’s winner AndyS, is as follows: "The unseen world. The small things we walk past every day; the beauty in the bouquets in the floral department at the grocery store, the zen of stones in a garden, that lone green sprout in the compost or that small creature under your feet. Not necessarily macro but that's not excluded. Butterflies and birds reach out and grab our attention but I'm encouraging all of us to take note of the more subtle compositions around us. As for post processing, sure if it makes the image more appealing or enhances the connection between the subject and viewer. Most of all HAVE FUN with it." Please vote for the entry that you think best typifies this theme. There are three threads. Please vote in all three, and leave comments. We love to hear what you think. These preliminary threads will run for seventy two hours. They are posted here in GD by permission of the administrators. Thanks for voting. Second Thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052697 Third Thread: https://democraticunderground.com/100217052724 Reflections 
only fruit w/seeds on outside
After high tide 
Sunflower facing the sun
Yellowstone National Park 
In The Flight Path
Under the Overpass 
At the vineyard 
Stall Secret Service 
Window to Another World
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Posted by Grumpy Old Guy | Tue Aug 16, 2022, 07:11 PM (42 replies)
***ONE SPOT LEFT IN THE AUGUST CONTEST!***
Posted by Grumpy Old Guy | Mon Aug 15, 2022, 01:02 PM (0 replies)
