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Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« on: August 12, 2011, 10:08:47 PM »
http://www.startribune.com/local/127347018.html

And the story to go along with it.

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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2011, 11:01:45 PM »
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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2011, 12:01:25 AM »
What a magnificent picture.
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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2011, 01:12:09 AM »
Words are inadequate ...
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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2011, 01:31:45 AM »
Wow.

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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2011, 06:05:35 AM »
Beautiful.
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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2011, 09:32:38 AM »
What is the saying, "A photo is worth a 1,000 words."

Well this one a few more I believe.
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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2011, 10:35:04 AM »
How long will it be before some "sensitive" cultural buffoon complains about the Christo-centric theme of the composition.  This thread can serve as a time stamp.
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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2011, 10:57:48 AM »
whats funny are the forums where people are trying to prove it's a photoshopped composition
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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2011, 06:11:58 PM »
Just beautiful...
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« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2011, 06:36:01 PM »
Spectacular. Thanks for posting.
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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2011, 02:50:33 AM »
Quote from: Waitone on August 13, 2011, 10:35:04 AM
How long will it be before some "sensitive" cultural buffoon complains about the Christo-centric theme of the composition.  This thread can serve as a time stamp.

Star of David or Muslim Crescent markers on the gravestones would be just as emotionally compelling to me for American grave markers if they died fighting for our country. Or Hindu. Or Atheist . Or whatever ad naseum.
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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2011, 05:18:32 AM »
Quote from: Stand_watie on August 14, 2011, 02:50:33 AM
Star of David or Muslim Crescent markers on the gravestones would be just as emotionally compelling to me for American grave markers if they died fighting for our country. Or Hindu. Or Atheist . Or whatever ad naseum.

Actually there are grave markers with the Star of David and the Crescent of Islam.
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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2011, 07:30:00 AM »
Quote from: wmenorr67 on August 14, 2011, 05:18:32 AM
Actually there are grave markers with the Star of David and the Crescent of Islam.

Yup.  Given the numbers, I was actually surprised I couldn't see one with the star in that pic.
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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2011, 09:04:32 AM »
Quote from: Harold Tuttle on August 13, 2011, 10:57:48 AM
whats funny are the forums where people are trying to prove it's a photoshopped composition

Cynical me.  That was my first thought. 
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Re: Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone
« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2011, 11:09:19 AM »
I'll not re-read the article again but when I read it a few days ago, the author addressed the photoshop fanbois by noting that the author was given the original photo as well as 60 others that the photographer took and rejected.  The newspaper's photography team inspected them and did not believe they were altered.

Its one thing to 'shop a 0.5 megapixel image like the one posted in this thread.  It's QUITE another thing entirely to 'shop a 5 10 or 15 megapixel (dunno what his camera was) image, as well as 60 others from different angles and compositions.

I hate the "It's photoshopped!" trolls.  [barf]
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