A bald eagle conveniently poses for an amateur US Memorial Day photo
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[quote]Talk to anyone in my business and they'll all say the same thing: No matter how long you write stories and put them in the newspaper, you are never really sure which ones are going to strike a nerve.
What you think might be a Pulitzer-quality epic might draw only a nice call from Mom, while a simple tale tossed off on deadline causes an uproar, or an avalanche of praise. One legendary former investigative reporter at this paper wrote scores of stories that changed laws and saved lives, yet never did he get more mail than when he wrote about burying his cat.
And so it is with my June column on the amateur photographer, the widow and the eagle on a gravestone.
[B]A quick recap: Amateur photographer Frank Glick was on his way to work when he drove through Fort Snelling National Cemetery early one morning. He spotted a bald eagle through the mist, perched on a gravestone, and snapped shots with his aging but ever-present camera.[/B]
Nice shot, he thought.
An acquaintance saw the photo and suggested that he see if the deceased soldier had any living relatives who might want it. Indeed, Maurice Ruch's widow was alive and well and delighted to receive a copy of the eagle watching over her beloved husband.
Glick's friend called me. Nice story, I thought.
Then it began.
Mail and calls from Minnesota, then Chicago, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina and finally, Afghanistan. The picture and story had gone viral. I noticed 11,000 people had recommended it on Facebook. I forwarded scores and scores of requests for reprints to Glick. Unfortunately, he had become ill and has been in the hospital off and on since the column ran. Mail piled up. (To reach Glick about the photo, e-mail him at [email]liketophoto@yahoo.com[/email]. Be patient.)
"It's been pretty hard to keep up with this stuff," Glick said from his hospital bed. "It's pretty amazing what's going on."
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[url]http://www.startribune.com/memorial-day-look-back-eagle-photo-touches-hearts/127347018/[/url]
Did anybody check if the bird didn't land there just to take a shit?
That bird is fucking massive.
If you've ever been in Minnesota, or flown into it, you will have seen this memorial. It's fucking terrifying to a degree, and heartbreaking as another as it's just graves for miles, each one representing a person who was lost to war. It just seems to go on and on.
What a beautiful shot to go with a beautiful memorial.
Damn, thats depressing...
[QUOTE=Gump;47799579]That bird is fucking massive.[/QUOTE]
7' wingspan; it's pretty intimidating.
Beautiful photo, even though the photographer admitted it was on his aging camera. Does justice to the phrase "The best camera is the one that's with you."
Such a damn fine bird, for such a damn fine picture, God bless America
Beautiful shot in my opinion.
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[QUOTE=.Lain;47799945]that photo looks like a ps3 game or something[/QUOTE]
Press X to look at the eagle.
I can see one of my friends grandparents in this photo. Neat.
[QUOTE=Zambies!;47799994]I can see one of my friends grandparents in this photo. Neat.[/QUOTE]
Are they the eagle?
Looks photoshopped.
There is no rim light on his edge (look at the gravestones and the bright highlights, should be one on him too), nor any dark contact shadows, or a cast shadow.
Edit:
Don't worry guys, I fixed it.
[IMG]http://stmedia.startribune.com/images/1tevlin0810.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/BQDlo9M.jpg[/IMG]
Also, look at the grain values. It has a different type of compression, so it was likely cut from another photo:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/fyV4fGu.jpg[/IMG]
Don't care if you think its Photoshopped. Cause by that logic, those trees share the same compression and must be photoshopped too, huh?
Its a gorgeous picture. Really and truly captures the essence of Memorial Day... Bless our troops.
Besides it says in the source that the guy took a lot of photos and from different angles. He just chose that one to post because it looked best.
My grandfather and grandmother on my dad's side are buried there. It's really surreal
[QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;47800600]My grandfather and grandmother on my dad's side are buried there. It's really surreal[/QUOTE]How is that surreal? I legitimately want to know why you feel that way.
I meant the place feels surreal. Guess I didn't finish my thought
Fort Snelling is surreal, my grandfather got buried there during a pretty nasty thunderstorm that appeared out of no where. It made me feel so horribly sad but at the same time it felt like a dream to see thousands of white headstones. Makes me a little misty eyed to think about it.
[QUOTE=Gump;47799579]That bird is fucking massive.[/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.top50states.com/images/feather-tat-1.jpg[/img]
I know why the Eagle represents America. It's both a terrifying and magnificent beast.
did everyone forget this picture came out, like fucking years ago.
[QUOTE=Slacker101;47804801]did everyone forget this picture came out, like fucking years ago.[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://www.startribune.com/the-eagle-couldn-t-have-picked-a-better-person/124543223/"]Pretty much the same article, same picture, same website.[/URL]
Each print comes with a free Toby Keith album....
My grandparents are buried at Fort Snelling. Back to back on the same headstone.
[editline]25th May 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=Gamerman12;47799646]If you've ever been in Minnesota, or flown into it, you will have seen this memorial. It's fucking terrifying to a degree, and heartbreaking as another as it's just graves for miles, each one representing a person who was lost to war. It just seems to go on and on.
What a beautiful shot to go with a beautiful memorial.[/QUOTE]
Entire fields were filled up with headstones in the time between burying my grandpa and grandma. It's huge.
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;47799690]7' wingspan; it's pretty intimidating.
Beautiful photo, even though the photographer admitted it was on his aging camera. Does justice to the phrase "The best camera is the one that's with you."[/QUOTE]
What year is the camera from? Because it must be really high quality for it's time!
And yeah this picture is ancient.
[QUOTE=redBadger;47804757][img]http://www.top50states.com/images/feather-tat-1.jpg[/img]
I know why the Eagle represents America. It's both a terrifying and magnificent beast.[/QUOTE]
The funny thing is Benjamen Franklin actually hated the bald Eagle and wanted the turkey to be the national symbol of the United States almost on par with Canada's beaver.
[QUOTE=alexguydude;47800346]Looks photoshopped.
There is no rim light on his edge (look at the gravestones and the bright highlights, should be one on him too), nor any dark contact shadows, or a cast shadow.
Edit:
Don't worry guys, I fixed it.
[IMG]http://stmedia.startribune.com/images/1tevlin0810.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/BQDlo9M.jpg[/IMG]
Also, look at the grain values. It has a different type of compression, so it was likely cut from another photo:
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Having been to that exact grave site, those trees are infact a thing
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