Art in small things.

Grumpy Christmas Daisy is playing on my new Forgotten Circus Stage.

Cat base - british 4 cm cat by Elleo, paint job by me.

My Fledgling Blue Tit......taken only a few hours after this little fella has left the nest box ! Cute.

Taken in my garden in Emley, West Yorkshire, UK - June 5th 2018

Goldcrest with a very grumpy face , taken at the Priory park Bedford.

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I'm not a dictator. It's just that I have a grumpy face.

- Augusto Pinochet

Hi flickr! I'm back!

I don't know if it is because spring is here or because the creative juices have begun to flow again or maybe a combination of both, but I feel that I'm once again ready to commit to this photographic community. Anyway: for whatever it is worth I'll be posting and commenting again, but first a recap.

Recap:

Since late summer last year I have not actively been using my camera (except for some ordinary family shots). I think the obvious reason was that the 365-project became too overwhelming and time consuming. Also I had so many unedited RAW-files on my computer that it seemed almost pointless to continue. The feeling I had was that many, if not all, of the photographs I took where never good enough. The solution for a period was to do too much extensive processing. This ended in photos that where unnatural, overprocessed and sometimes downright ugly. I contemplated shutting down my flickr account for good.

The solution: start afresh

I have deleted all not so good photos and separated the shots with sentimental value from the really good shots. I have decided that to enjoy sharing my photography again it is the latter kind of shots that you will see here. Also I have done an extensive spring cleaning on my account. I have quit most of the groups, deleted some contacts and moved all my old shots into a collection of their own. I will now upload a lot less frequent than I did last year, but instead with more care to each upload. I'm guessing this will help and revamp my interest and joy in photography again.

About this shot:

This is a picture of my son after being forced to take a Sunday walk last autumn. Sometimes he thinks such walks are ok, but most times it is a combination of dragging and pushing the boy along. The expression on his face says it all!

Processing:

This was originally in colour, but somehow I needed a lot more contrast to bring out the face as I wanted it. Black and white seemed the perfect solution so I did a grayscale version in Lightroom, played a little with the exposure and contrast and a slight crop. Also I added a vignette, exported to Photoshop and overlayed (at 30% opacity) a Topaz Adjust Clarity-filter to enhance hair and face just a little more.

Soundtrack:

Lambchop - Grumpus (Spotify)

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B-25 Mitchell "Grumpy " , Flying Legends, Duxford, UK

www.alanadimou.com/grumpy-donuts

Grumpy Ozzy.

Canon G7X

Not sure what he has to be grumpy about really...

(Check out more of my plush creations in my etsy shop! skudfisher.etsy.com)

Nudibranch

Grumpy and Fitzy

This B-25D Mitchell, affectionately known as "Grumpy", is the oldest flying B-25 in the world. Built in 1943, she is a WWII Veteran. Nearly 70 years later, she still has what it takes to put on a show.

Heart pattern by Owlishly

I made him grumpy like many folks are about Valentines Day.

Grumpy is my default position.

Ostrich

LARGE View On Black

[ Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM ]

Otter - British Wildlife Centre

View larger on black using Light Box (or simply press L).

Hope you like it as much I am happy with it.

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Mini canvas of Grumpy Cat - based on a t-shirt design.

This lion must have taken lessons from Lianne. It doesn't look too happy.

29th july, redondo avenue

after working 6 days and thinking i had one day off, one of the girls called & told me she was sick, so i had to go in because EVERYONE is sick!. so, no weekend for me.

i am wearing:

a grumpy face care of the story above

pale violet dress with stripes: ebay (details in comments, also, the sleeves have a white trim but i pushed them up because i liked the sleeves shorter + puffier)

pink belt: supre

kitty brooch: karen walker

silver shoes: el cheapo shop in surfers

Ok second attempt at smoke went a bit better, I was braver and decided to go completely manual - eek!! but it actually worked out better for me.

Everyone see's different things in smoke images but I can see clearly a grumpy old man with his arms crossed in this one.... Very addictive this smoke photography, but fun too....

Same guy but in Blue this time.... think I prefer the red, he seems more menacing in Red. Lol.

Hollywood Boulevard, Disney's Hollywood Studios

Fantasyland, Disneyland Park, Paris.

Fripouille : my old grumpy cat : portrait

...boy! has he got some bad attitude or what?!

The summer of 1980 at Woolacombe

This giraffe had a funny expression!

grumpy student - A grumpy looking boy all packed up to head off for school. To Download this image without watermarks for Free, visit: www.sourcepics.com/free-stock-photography/24706870-grumpy...

Up in Sapa with the Hmong tribe, and these little girls where climbing out of the rice paddies.

North Bank Habitat Management Area, BLM, Roseburg, Oregon USA

Continuing with the blur/motion/out of focus/ whatever you call it series

It's quite amazing.... as I encroached closer to 'shoot' this mocking bird chick, I couldn't help but notice it's resemblance to some grumpy plump old man; like the grumpy plump old men from Charles Dickens' novels. Hrmph!!! :D

Canon Rebel G | Fuji Superia 400 (pushed)

grumpy student - A grumpy looking boy all packed up to head off for school. To Download this image without watermarks for Free, visit: www.sourcepics.com/free-stock-photography/24706870-grumpy...