I went viral today! - Democratic Underground

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 02:41 AM

burrowowl (16,891 posts)

1. Nice pic!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 02:43 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

2. Thank you!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 02:50 AM

BlueWaveNeverEnd (4,705 posts)

3. a star is born

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 02:53 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

4. LOL! Thanks!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 02:58 AM

Celerity (36,832 posts)

5. great photographic use of juxtaposition, congrats!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:21 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

7. Thank you!

The telephoto lenses "compresses" the distance and makes the distant mountains appear much closer.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:28 AM

Celerity (36,832 posts)

9. I lived right next to you (I was in Marina Del Rey) when I was going to uni in the US

It said the pic was taken from Culver City.

cheers

Cel

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 05:02 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

20. Near the San Diego Freeway.

I shot this on the Sawtelle Avenue bridge over Ballona Creek.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 06:23 AM

Celerity (36,832 posts)

26. I know that exactly, we lived in the La Villa Marina townhomes, between the Marina Expressway and

Lincoln, right north of Ballona Creek (the wetlands were between the creek and us, with Culver Blvd bisecting it) and across the street from Cedars-Sinai in the other direction. I so miss that whole area, Mar Vista, Palms, Culver City, Playa Vista and Playa Del Rey, Venice (only to a point with Venice Beach, lol, we preferred Dockweiler Beach, so much less crowded), etc.

Small world.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:26 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

33. I know that area well.

I've ridden my bike through there many times.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 12:13 PM

Celerity (36,832 posts)

41. I adored the mid century modern architecture and layout of our townhome there

was a semi carbon copy of this style:

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 07:06 PM

rubbersole (4,161 posts)

61. Whew! Good thing you were finally able to move out of the Projects. 😉

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 09:49 PM

Celerity (36,832 posts)

67. no sure what point this comment intends to make

Are you saying there is a probability that I grew up in a slum? Perhaps I am reading too much into it.

In the positive side, I also am certain that the comment would not have been made if we were in a face to face situation, as, for the record, I am a mixed race, part black female. I have a white Swedish father (my wife and I have lived in Stockholm now for several years), and a Bajan, (i.e. from Barbados) multiracial mum. Of course, unless you are familiar with my background (which I have shared on DU many times, but you only joined DU in mid 2022, so may not have encountered me elaborating on it before) you would not know that, so I am sure there was no intended bias.

I grew up in South Kensington, London, btw, which, I am happy to report, does not have any 'Projects' aka, in British parlance, council estates (social housing) that are often situated in problematic, vulnerable areas. A notable exception, and somewhat near to my area of west London would be Churchill Gardens in Pimlico (Pimlico is directly to the southeast of Belgravia, one of the most expensive neighbourhoods on the planet), but that area is now overall very posh (most of the Westminster area has been for centuries, it is where Buckingham Place, et al. are located), and there have been multiple (still ongoing) controversies over the estate for decades, as developers want to demolish large parts of it and turn it into extremely high end housing.

I was born in Los Angeles (I am the only US citizen in my family, my wife included), but my parents moved back to London when I was a young toddler. I had always wanted to go back and live in L.A. for a spell, and I was able to do just that whilst I read for a masters degree at uni there.

cheers,

Cel

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Response to Celerity (Reply #67)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 10:35 PM

rubbersole (4,161 posts)

73. Oh, Celerity, I'm so sorry to have offended you in any way.

I was trying to make a sarcastic joke about how lovely your house was. 'Projects' was an extremely poor choice of words, and very sorry I used it. Certainly not directed at you at all.
I enjoy your posts and comments. Smart and right on the money. I'll try and be more sensitive and less of a wise ass in the future. (If I had a nickel for every time I said that...) And I'd love to meet you someday, just to give you a h.....shake your hand. Thanks for being so nice. rs

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:38 PM

Celerity (36,832 posts)

78. aww, thanks so much for the kind & explanatory reply, I too am at fault for reading too much into it

I hope I did not offend you either, as that was not my intent.

Those condos are great, but are now crazy overpriced (as is all of LA tbf).

Those pics also (of course, as they are from a realtor site) glam them up, and there are non fully-rehabbed units that are not so nice on the inside. The La Villa Marina development was built in the mid 1960s to 1970 or so (our unit was built in 1966 if memory serves) as a number of smaller complexes that were named for Italian cities (Villa Spezia, Villa Romano, Villa Napoli, Villa San Cipriano, etc etc, and some French cities as well, ike Villa San Tropez, Villa Toulon, etc), and some are the worse for wear.

I just am a huge fangirl of mid century modern architecture and design (deffo not so common in London or Stockholm, lol, albeit there is more in the UK than Sweden).

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:53 PM

rubbersole (4,161 posts)

85. You're very sweet, thank you 🙂!

Now I'm curious about what one of those units would cost in today's market. House prices and rents here in Florida have been insane in the last few years, but nothing like California. A studio apartment in Orlando is $1,600 a month. Insurance on a house near the coast just doubled to $5,600 a year. A young family doesn't stand a chance.

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Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:42 AM

Celerity (36,832 posts)

96. too much, lol

1 to 1.5 million usd or so now, depending on size and location and level of work done.

The have at least doubled in price in the last in the last 8 to 10 years, and have went up 500 to 700 plus per cent I do believe since the 1990s when my parents bought the unit (and kept as an investment after they moved back to London, they have let (rented) it out for ages) we lived in when I was born. My wife and I lived in it whilst I was going to uni there (she worked full time), and yes, we paid them rent (and paid all utilities), albeit not market value, lol, we got the fam discount.

Our HOA was super chill, but some of the complexes' HOAs in La Villa Marina are quite the little condo commandos (par for the course from all I have seen of America, including reading tales of woe on DU from some posters, although Swedish bostadsrättsförening, i.e. condo boards, can be every bit as crazy and nasty, the Swedish rental/ownership system us so complex and maddening for so many,, especially our rental system (we own here thank fuck), which is INSANE, not at ALL like the US or the UK, it is a massive weak part of the entire country's underpinnings). My cousin on mummy's side now lives in the LA unit, after she sold her Santa Monica home that she got half of in her divorce settlement (a whole other nightmare story that was, arfff).

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Response to rubbersole (Reply #85)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:45 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

97. I just did a quick check on the prices.

Sale prices about $900k. Rentals about $4,900/month.

Crazy! Who can afford that?

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Wed Mar 1, 2023, 01:27 AM

rubbersole (4,161 posts)

102. Elon and Jeff.

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Wed Mar 1, 2023, 01:37 AM

rubbersole (4,161 posts)

103. Thank you for checking.

What a great picture! You brought a lot of smiles today! Very cool 😎.

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Wed Mar 1, 2023, 02:07 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

104. Thanks!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:00 AM

brer cat (21,664 posts)

6. How cool!

Great pix.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:21 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

8. Thank you!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:29 AM

LoisB (5,170 posts)

10. Great picture! I'm going to have to take a ride down the Harbor Freeway to take a look.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:43 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

12. As long as it's not raining.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:40 AM

BigmanPigman (49,416 posts)

11. That looks like the time a spent in Nice and Eze, France.

I had brought a bathing suit, thinking I would be close to the beach. I guess that the 2' long icicles hanging off the roof at the airport, framed with palm trees, should have been a clue of what was to come. Don't ever judge temps on palm trees, I have learned.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:43 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

13. Yikes!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:50 AM

BigmanPigman (49,416 posts)

14. My poor dog was chasing snowballs instead

of the tennis ball I brought as a play toy. My sneakers fell apart before I had a chance to buy boots. Good thing I traveled with my crazy glue in my repair travel kit. It held them together temporarily. My little dog was from San Diego and never saw snow before. I'm glad I packed doggie sweaters and I'm glad she was 7 pounds so I just carried her, tucked into the new winter jacket I had to buy too.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 04:21 AM

malaise (256,909 posts)

15. Lovely

Congrats 😀😀

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:27 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

34. Thank you!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 04:21 AM

ShazzieB (11,790 posts)

16. WOW!!!!!!!

That's an amazing pic. I'm not a bit surprised that ABC7 chose this to post, or that it went viral. Everything about it is fantastic, especially the snow-covered mountains looming over the hill with the Hollywood sign, and the palm trees silhouetted in the foreground strike a particularly dramatic note.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 04:56 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

18. Thanks so much!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 04:26 AM

yellerpup (12,230 posts)

17. What a gorgeous photo!

Outstanding!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 04:56 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

19. Thank you!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 05:31 AM

GReedDiamond (5,230 posts)

21. Perfect Timing...Perfect Photo! - nt

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 06:01 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

23. Thank you!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 06:11 AM

GReedDiamond (5,230 posts)

25. I say that as a 47 year resident of Los Angeles County...

...living in places from Hollywood Blvd across the street from (the now defunct) Fredericks of Hollywood, to the Pasadena/Monrovia area of the San Gabriel Valley.

I have never seen anything like it.

It is not only viral, it will become iconic, IMO.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 07:41 AM

Duppers (26,658 posts)

29. "It will become iconic"

You're probably right!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 05:34 AM

Phoenix61 (16,317 posts)

22. Great photo! nt

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 06:01 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

24. Thank you!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 06:48 AM

murielm99 (29,846 posts)

27. This is a wonderful pic.

Climate change? Nahhhhh....

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:28 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

35. So true!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 06:48 AM

Dorian Gray (13,161 posts)

28. Great pic!

Thanks for sharing here!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:38 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

37. Thank you!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 07:44 AM

Duppers (26,658 posts)

30. Wow!

I agree, this shot is bound to become iconic.

Congrats, Ross.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:38 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

38. Thanks so much Duppers! ❤

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 07:32 PM

Duppers (26,658 posts)

62. ❤️' s back at you, my friend.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 07:48 AM

IcyPeas (20,168 posts)

31. It's a great picture

The 2 tall palm trees against that snow and grey sky. If the Hollywood sign wasn't there you might not guess the location.

Congratulations!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:39 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

39. Thank you!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 08:50 AM

pwb (9,842 posts)

32. Good one.

The melt will help with water issues eh?

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:31 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

36. We're getting there.

Our reservoirs are filling up, but we still have to worry about groundwater levels as well as the level of Lake Mead and the other Colorado River reservoirs.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:44 AM

CaliforniaPeggy (145,736 posts)

40. Ah, definitely a viral shot, my dear Grumpy! Good on ya! ♥

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 01:05 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

43. Thanks dear Peggy!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 12:33 PM

Hortensis (56,787 posts)

42. Fabulous picture, thanks! Beautiful and a gift to all who see it.

For those not from L.A., the tallest mountains are the San Gabriels, which divide the Mediterranean-climate L.A. area from the Mojave Desert on their other side, and the lower range in front of them is the Verdugos. We lived in West Hollywood long ago (still miss it!) and then near Pasadena in the sloping valley between the two ranges.

Used to be the San Gabriels were covered in white for months every winter and spring, the postcard picture with people strolling Hollywood Boulevard in sun dresses and shorts.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 01:09 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

44. Thank you! That is a perfect description of L.A.

You'll be interested in knowing that I shot this from the Sawtelle bridge over Ballona Creek. The palm trees are on Sepulveda Boulevard.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 02:47 PM

Hortensis (56,787 posts)

48. Very! I wouldn't have guessed. It's been so long, but we still

have a number of old friends there who'll be very familiar with the location. One couple probably still bikes Ballona Creek. I'm sending them a link to the picture.

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Wed Mar 1, 2023, 01:08 AM

Laura PourMeADrink (41,679 posts)

100. Wow. How could you leave there?

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Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:38 PM

Hortensis (56,787 posts)

108. Lol, mistake. If we moved, it should have been closer

to the coast, not farther. A bit longer drive up to the snow. Oh, well.

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Wed Mar 1, 2023, 11:14 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (41,679 posts)

112. On a mission to be in a blue place! Almost there! Yeah!

Life too short to be among Magat types!!!!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 01:59 PM

babylonsister (170,327 posts)

45. Beautiful! This went

on my FB page before I saw it here; only the best make it there.

Historic!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 02:06 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

46. Thanks!

It's nice to hear that you saw it on Facebook.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 02:20 PM

electric_blue68 (12,037 posts)

47. Cool pic, visual contrast! Congrats! ...

I "blinked" though; thinking is that snow on those mountains? 😄
I guess because of the palm trees in front plus being LA re Hollywood sign. But why wouldn't tall mountains have snow esp this time of year.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:55 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

51. Those peaks are the Verdugo Hills.

The San Gabriels are much taller.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 10:06 PM

electric_blue68 (12,037 posts)

69. Got it 👍

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:05 PM

diva77 (6,892 posts)

49. For a brief shining moment, LA took on the majestic appearance of Utah or Colorado mts in winter

Your photo is stunning! Thanks for posting

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:55 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

52. Thank you so much!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:46 PM

Cha (286,510 posts)

50. Wow.. TY for Sharing this

Amazing photo, GOG!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:56 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

53. Thank you!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 04:02 PM

Cha (286,510 posts)

54. The Hollywood Sign has special

meaning for me and my family..

We all had our photo taken with it in the Background after my Sister's memorial in January 2019.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 04:22 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

55. I hope my photo brought you good memories.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 04:45 PM

Cha (286,510 posts)

56. It totally did!

Mahalo! I plan to link it to my other sisters so they can see it, too.. and her son.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 05:27 PM

ecstatic (31,218 posts)

57. Nice. I can't believe the weather this year

It's nearly 80 in Atlanta, but snowing in LA?

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 06:02 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

58. We're just thankful for the rain and snow.

We still need more, but our situation has improved significantly.

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 06:37 PM

JudyM (26,782 posts)

59. Excellent photo!

Really captures the spirit of the snow event.
They’ve credited you now, BTW, just under the text of their post. Congrats!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:26 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

75. Thank you!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 06:41 PM

Rhiannon12866 (179,883 posts)

60. K&R! Wow! Spectacular pic!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:31 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

76. Thank you!

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 07:52 PM

Fla Dem (21,355 posts)

63. WOW, Wow, Wow!!!!

I hope you do get credit. Can you edit it on Face Book to add your name? A beautiful photo of such a rare occurrence will be used many times for different things over the years..

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 08:38 PM

DENVERPOPS (7,883 posts)

65. Any lawyer out there.......

Isn't it possible that if someone uses your photo, either you have to agree to allow it being used for free, giving them a signed release, or get paid??????? And regardless, you have to be given credit below the photograph.??????

Seems to me that photo will become an iconic photo and should be worth some money.

And if the photographer doesn't challenge the publisher, then that sets a precedent and anyone can use it for free??????????

I have no idea, and have zero legal knowledge.

Just wondering

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Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:44 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

79. I'm not a lawyer either.

However, I don't think any of that is true.

I usually put my name on my photos, but I never imagined this one would be so popular. However, I normally put it at the bottom of the frame where it is easily cropped out anyway.

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Wed Mar 1, 2023, 01:02 AM

DENVERPOPS (7,883 posts)

99. Maybe, but

you should always request they at least give you a credit in the caption on the Photo............

Decades ago, I sent a picture to the Denver Post. They had me sign a release before they would even use it.

I also worked for a fair sized Corporation decades ago. A young MBA took a picture he saw, and used it in an advertisement for our corporation...........
A week later, after the ad ran in the paper, our CEO received a bill for a thousand dollars for the "one time use of the photograph," from the photographer. The CEO told accounting to issue a check immediately, and he also wrote a hand written letter to the photographer apologizing for using his photo. He told me that he was glad the guy didn't bill us ten grand, because he would be obligated to pay it. The CEO told me that if it went to court it would be a slam dunk legally for the Photographer........

Like I said, I am not an attorney, and only have these similar experiences.......

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Response to DENVERPOPS (Reply #99)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 06:08 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

115. All true.

In this case, there is a record of the TV station publishing the photo on Facebook. I worked at that station for thirty one years, so I doubt that I would have much trouble getting them to back me up if I needed them.

Thanks for your thoughts on this. I'll be more careful in the future. I certainly knew better.

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Response to Fla Dem (Reply #63)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:28 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

93. I could edit my original post...

... however the post that went viral was on the TV station's Facebook page. The damage is done, there probably isn't much I can do about it at this point.

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #93)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:59 AM

Fla Dem (21,355 posts)

98. Ok, well at least you have the satisfaction of knowing

Your photo was beautiful, seen by many and appreciated by all. 👏👏👏👏👏

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 07:56 PM

wendyb-NC (2,754 posts)

64. Amazing scene

Great photo of the snowfall on the mountains, a backdrop for palm trees. Cool that your pic went viral.

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Response to wendyb-NC (Reply #64)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:45 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

80. Thanks!

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 08:54 PM

MLAA (14,742 posts)

66. Fantastic!

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Response to MLAA (Reply #66)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:46 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

81. Thanks!

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 09:52 PM

FakeNoose (29,160 posts)

68. It's gorgeous! What's that tower standing behind "Hollywood"?

I've never seen that tower before. Is it new?

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Response to FakeNoose (Reply #68)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:51 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

83. It's a radio station's transmission tower.

It's been there for many years. TV stations also used it for microwave relays for live news remotes.

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 10:07 PM

mcar (41,083 posts)

70. Good on you, Grumpy!

Great photo. That really is an amazing sight.

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Response to mcar (Reply #70)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:51 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

84. Thanks!

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 10:08 PM

Lulu KC (2,377 posts)

71. Gorgeous!

Wish I could see it in person!

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Response to Lulu KC (Reply #71)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:53 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

86. It was really something to see.

Thanks!

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 10:14 PM

George McGovern (4,812 posts)

72. Way to go GrumpyGrumpGrump!!!

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Response to George McGovern (Reply #72)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:54 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

87. Thanks George!

Much appreciated!

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 10:48 PM

calimary (75,923 posts)

74. What a BEAUTIFUL shot!

You could make postcards out of it, and sell them in packs of 10 or 12.

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Response to calimary (Reply #74)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:03 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

88. That's a good idea.

I'll be uploading it to my website, ross-kestin.pixels.com.

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #88)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 02:26 AM

calimary (75,923 posts)

106. And if you didn't want to go through the hassle,

a set of six (or a dozen?) postcards would be wonderful to give as gifts. I originally thought: “ooooooh, notecards!” The kind with no inscriptions on the inside. But that would require envelopes to go with the notecards and it might be a little bit of a hassle.

Heck, you could contact the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and let them know what you have. It’s such a gorgeous photo - if I worked at the Chamber, I think I’d want some! If they were to like it well enough, you might really have something there! How would it look, blown up to poster-size? Or a framed 8x10? T-shirts? Coffee cups? Coasters? Place mats? Screen savers? Book and notebook covers? Or blown up to the size of an actual wall cover? I’ve seen that with scenic wallpaper of the redwoods. This shot would work, too.

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Response to calimary (Reply #106)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 05:05 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

107. All good ideas, thanks!

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:36 PM

Ruby the Liberal (26,188 posts)

77. That is a spectacular shot

Congrats and thanks for sharing!

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Response to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #77)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:03 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

89. Thank you!

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:47 PM

SleeplessinSoCal (7,988 posts)

82. Must've been early Sunday. The only day thus far that was clear.

I've hoped for clear skies. Maybe I haven't been up early enough. Sunday was spectacular. And your photo totally captures that.

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Response to SleeplessinSoCal (Reply #82)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:04 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

90. Thanks!

I think it was Sunday.

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:05 AM

Bluethroughu (3,446 posts)

91. That's the wow factor, excellent!

Thanks for sharing.

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Response to Bluethroughu (Reply #91)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:29 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

94. Thank you!

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:13 AM

area51 (11,195 posts)

92. Congratulations!

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Response to area51 (Reply #92)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:30 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

95. Thank you!

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 01:10 AM

Laura PourMeADrink (41,679 posts)

101. Ok glanced down and no one asked. So how do you take

a gorgeous picture and have it somehow become open stock that anyone can use at whim?

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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #101)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 02:19 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

105. You can't.

As I understand it, I own the photo whether I copyright it or not. Unfortunately, people steal photos all the time and get away with it. Not too many people pay the consequences for this particular theft of intellectual properties. I almost always put my name on my pics, but even that is no guarantee they won't be stolen. In this case, I never thought this pic would be so popular. The damage is probably done.

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #105)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 10:04 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (41,679 posts)

111. Sorry. That sucks. Understand dilemma. Sorry. Pic simply gorgeous?

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 02:07 PM

HAB911 (8,299 posts)

109. Congrats Grumpy!

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Response to HAB911 (Reply #109)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 04:39 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

110. Thank you sir!

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 12:41 AM

IcyPeas (20,168 posts)

113. Here's your photo on Twitter

And the comments are very complimentary.

Link to tweet

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Response to IcyPeas (Reply #113)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 03:45 AM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

114. Thanks for posting this.

I should probably subscribe to Twitter now.

I get a kick out of the few people who are convinced it's fake. It's not.

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #114)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 02:44 PM

orleans (32,535 posts)

116. my daughter just retweeted your picture from vintage los angeles

i saw the picture and told her it was taken by someone on du

so i went looking for this thread (i saw it the other day) and messaged her the link

thought you'd get a bit of a kick out of it.

Link to tweet

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Response to orleans (Reply #116)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 04:31 PM

Grumpy Old Guy (2,377 posts)

117. I do get a kick out of it, thanks!

This is my fifteen minutes of fame.

I think I have to start using Twitter, even though I hate Elon Musk!

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #117)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 05:18 PM

orleans (32,535 posts)

118. i hate eloon too but i like seeing tweets from some of the

political folks that i like.
my daughter and i use it for messaging each other since i don't text & she isn't on fb so it's a handy format for us

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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2023, 05:22 PM

IcyPeas (20,168 posts)

119. Did you see this..... it has been reposted right here on DU again today....

this photo is sure making the rounds.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217711067

121 replies	Author	Time	Post
I went viral today! (Original post)	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	OP
Nice pic!	burrowowl	Feb 2023	#1
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#2
a star is born	BlueWaveNeverEnd	Feb 2023	#3
LOL! Thanks!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#4
great photographic use of juxtaposition, congrats!	Celerity	Feb 2023	#5
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#7
I lived right next to you (I was in Marina Del Rey) when I was going to uni in the US	Celerity	Feb 2023	#9
Near the San Diego Freeway.	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#20
I know that exactly, we lived in the La Villa Marina townhomes, between the Marina Expressway and	Celerity	Feb 2023	#26
I know that area well.	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#33
I adored the mid century modern architecture and layout of our townhome there	Celerity	Feb 2023	#41
Whew! Good thing you were finally able to move out of the Projects. 😉	rubbersole	Feb 2023	#61
no sure what point this comment intends to make	Celerity	Feb 2023	#67
Oh, Celerity, I'm so sorry to have offended you in any way.	rubbersole	Feb 2023	#73
aww, thanks so much for the kind & explanatory reply, I too am at fault for reading too much into it	Celerity	Feb 2023	#78
You're very sweet, thank you 🙂!	rubbersole	Feb 2023	#85
too much, lol	Celerity	Mar 2023	#96
I just did a quick check on the prices.	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#97
Elon and Jeff.	rubbersole	Mar 2023	#102
Thank you for checking.	rubbersole	Mar 2023	#103
Thanks!	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#104
How cool!	brer cat	Feb 2023	#6
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#8
Great picture! I'm going to have to take a ride down the Harbor Freeway to take a look.	LoisB	Feb 2023	#10
As long as it's not raining.	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#12
That looks like the time a spent in Nice and Eze, France.	BigmanPigman	Feb 2023	#11
Yikes!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#13
My poor dog was chasing snowballs instead	BigmanPigman	Feb 2023	#14
Lovely	malaise	Feb 2023	#15
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#34
WOW!!!!!!!	ShazzieB	Feb 2023	#16
Thanks so much!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#18
What a gorgeous photo!	yellerpup	Feb 2023	#17
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#19
Perfect Timing...Perfect Photo! - nt	GReedDiamond	Feb 2023	#21
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#23
I say that as a 47 year resident of Los Angeles County...	GReedDiamond	Feb 2023	#25
"It will become iconic"	Duppers	Feb 2023	#29
Great photo! nt	Phoenix61	Feb 2023	#22
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#24
This is a wonderful pic.	murielm99	Feb 2023	#27
So true!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#35
Great pic!	Dorian Gray	Feb 2023	#28
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#37
Wow!	Duppers	Feb 2023	#30
Thanks so much Duppers! ❤	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#38
❤️' s back at you, my friend.	Duppers	Feb 2023	#62
It's a great picture	IcyPeas	Feb 2023	#31
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#39
Good one.	pwb	Feb 2023	#32
We're getting there.	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#36
Ah, definitely a viral shot, my dear Grumpy! Good on ya! ♥	CaliforniaPeggy	Feb 2023	#40
Thanks dear Peggy!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#43
Fabulous picture, thanks! Beautiful and a gift to all who see it.	Hortensis	Feb 2023	#42
Thank you! That is a perfect description of L.A.	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#44
Very! I wouldn't have guessed. It's been so long, but we still	Hortensis	Feb 2023	#48
Wow. How could you leave there?	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#100
Lol, mistake. If we moved, it should have been closer	Hortensis	Mar 2023	#108
On a mission to be in a blue place! Almost there! Yeah!	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#112
Beautiful! This went	babylonsister	Feb 2023	#45
Thanks!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#46
Cool pic, visual contrast! Congrats! ...	electric_blue68	Feb 2023	#47
Those peaks are the Verdugo Hills.	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#51
Got it 👍	electric_blue68	Feb 2023	#69
For a brief shining moment, LA took on the majestic appearance of Utah or Colorado mts in winter	diva77	Feb 2023	#49
Thank you so much!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#52
Wow.. TY for Sharing this	Cha	Feb 2023	#50
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#53
The Hollywood Sign has special	Cha	Feb 2023	#54
I hope my photo brought you good memories.	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#55
It totally did!	Cha	Feb 2023	#56
Nice. I can't believe the weather this year	ecstatic	Feb 2023	#57
We're just thankful for the rain and snow.	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#58
Excellent photo!	JudyM	Feb 2023	#59
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#75
K&R! Wow! Spectacular pic!	Rhiannon12866	Feb 2023	#60
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#76
WOW, Wow, Wow!!!!	Fla Dem	Feb 2023	#63
Any lawyer out there.......	DENVERPOPS	Feb 2023	#65
I'm not a lawyer either.	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#79
Maybe, but	DENVERPOPS	Mar 2023	#99
All true.	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#115
I could edit my original post...	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#93
Ok, well at least you have the satisfaction of knowing	Fla Dem	Mar 2023	#98
Amazing scene	wendyb-NC	Feb 2023	#64
Thanks!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#80
Fantastic!	MLAA	Feb 2023	#66
Thanks!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#81
It's gorgeous! What's that tower standing behind "Hollywood"?	FakeNoose	Feb 2023	#68
It's a radio station's transmission tower.	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#83
Good on you, Grumpy!	mcar	Feb 2023	#70
Thanks!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#84
Gorgeous!	Lulu KC	Feb 2023	#71
It was really something to see.	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#86
Way to go GrumpyGrumpGrump!!!	George McGovern	Feb 2023	#72
Thanks George!	Grumpy Old Guy	Feb 2023	#87
What a BEAUTIFUL shot!	calimary	Feb 2023	#74
That's a good idea.	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#88
And if you didn't want to go through the hassle,	calimary	Mar 2023	#106
All good ideas, thanks!	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#107
That is a spectacular shot	Ruby the Liberal	Feb 2023	#77
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#89
Must've been early Sunday. The only day thus far that was clear.	SleeplessinSoCal	Feb 2023	#82
Thanks!	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#90
That's the wow factor, excellent!	Bluethroughu	Mar 2023	#91
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#94
Congratulations!	area51	Mar 2023	#92
Thank you!	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#95
Ok glanced down and no one asked. So how do you take	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#101
You can't.	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#105
Sorry. That sucks. Understand dilemma. Sorry. Pic simply gorgeous?	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2023	#111
Congrats Grumpy!	HAB911	Mar 2023	#109
Thank you sir!	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#110
******Here's your photo on Twitter******	IcyPeas	Mar 2023	#113
Thanks for posting this.	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#114
my daughter just retweeted your picture from vintage los angeles	orleans	Mar 2023	#116
I do get a kick out of it, thanks!	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 2023	#117
i hate eloon too but i like seeing tweets from some of the	orleans	Mar 2023	#118
Did you see this..... it has been reposted right here on DU again today....	IcyPeas	Mar 8	#119
Thanks IcyPeas.	Grumpy Old Guy	Mar 8	#120
K&R	Roland99	Mar 8	#121