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Grumpy Old Guy

Grumpy Old Guy's Journal
Grumpy Old Guy's Journal
April 17, 2024

"The mother and child reunion...

...is only a moment away "

Paul Simon

April 13, 2024

Waiting for a food delivery.

Three great horned owlets wait for mom to return to the nest with dinner.











April 8, 2024

My shot of the partial eclipse

Here is one of my shots of the partial eclipse in Los Angeles. The best part was enjoying the experience with CaliforniaPeggy and my wife Legger!









April 5, 2024

Visiting with mama fox

Hi everyone!

I've been AWOL for the last six or seven weeks due to some extensive travelling. I'm back now and I have a lot of images to share.

My wife and I had the pleasure of CaliforniaPeggy's company this morning for a brief trip to visit with the local fox family. I used a much longer lens than Peggy did, plus I used a lot of heavy cropping and AI sharpening to produce these pics. The image quality isn't great, but the subject matter makes up for it.















March 21, 2024

A once in a lifetime shot!

A humpback whale does a full breach off the coast of Maui.

March 16, 2024

Greetings from Maui.

Whale watching with the Pacific Whale Foundation off Maui.






















March 6, 2024

I've been gone for a month.

My wife and I drove from one end of New Zealand to the other. Here are just a few of the thousands of images I have to go through. More to come.


Church of the Good Shepherd

Mount Cook

Milford Sound







Sperm whale

A blue penguin, the world's smallest penguin.

Northern royal albatross with a nine foot wingspan



Huka Falls

Tuatara










January 6, 2024

Here are my "Top 9" for 2023

A lot of photographers post their year end "Top 9" to Instagram. Here are mine.



Peregrine Falcon in San Pedro, total anular eclipse in Tropic, Ut., dragon fly at San Joaquin Marsh,
F-22 at Pacific Airshow, SpaceX launch from Vandenburg Joint Base, moonrise over Griffith Park, bald eagle "Mr. Majestic," Lake Casitas, juvenile fox, San Pedro, Trona Pinnacles in Searles Valley.

December 31, 2023

Happy New Year

December 31, 2023

Happy New Year from California

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About Grumpy Old Guy

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
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