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It's in the article she

Verified Atheist — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:58:23 +0000

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Glick took the photo with an older Nikon camera and a multi-purpose lens. He took more than 60 shots of the bird at the cemetery, from different angles and locations. Some are sharp, some are blurry. Some are not very well composed.

"But I just like the feel of this one."

Star Tribune photographers studied the original that Glick sent me and said there's nothing conclusive to say whether it is faked. They also looked at a photo of the bird from the front and said it seemed legitimate, and consistent with the other photo.

As for the size of the bird?

The tombstones rise about 22 inches from the ground. Eagles can grow to 37 inches tall. So the proportion seems right.

I asked a cemetery employee if they ever see eagles.

"All the time," she said. Her boss concurred.

I'm doing a followup story

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:38:37 +0000

In reply to FRIDAY FOLLIES: The Worst Writer Ever, Abercrombie's scam, and the Eagle Has Landed

I'm doing a followup story about the eagle-cemetary photograph. There is a growing suspicion that it was indeed photoshopped.

In your article you mentioned "The experts came out and said it most certainly wasn't enhanced. " - can you tell me where you read this?

HA....I made that point to

cmaukonen — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:27:53 +0000

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HA....I made that point to the guy I was talking to.

Oh, I'm kidding. Forgot to

Ramona — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:19:28 +0000

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Oh, I'm kidding. Forgot to make that clear. ;)

Right. That's true of any

Ramona — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:14:09 +0000

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Right. That's true of any creative endeavor. "Rules are made to be broken". That can be dangerous, too -- especially if you're working with electricity or some such.

You might be surprised

cmaukonen — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:09:04 +0000

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You might be surprised Ramona. A lot of the pros I have meet are more interested in the photo than how it was done. As the guy I talked with today said, "Rules are made to be broken."

Thanks, Ramona. Great

Oxy Mora — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:03:24 +0000

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Thanks, Ramona. Great cartoon.

Me too, C. Photography is

Ramona — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:01:20 +0000

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Me too, C. Photography is one of my all-time favorite hobbies. I'll never be a pro but I love being surprised and entranced by what comes out of my camera. I'm sure a professional photographer would laugh at my efforts but what I do suits me fine.

The difference is that mine will probably never be published. If they were, they'd be open to criticism, because that's the way it works, sorry to say.

Yes, if you're looking at it

Ramona — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:53:11 +0000

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Yes, if you're looking at it from their own Christian POV, JRR and CS were being rather naughty. It could be that it's exaggerated but it's a story gone viral, it seems, so there it is forever.

I thought the same thing about the money she made -- enough to buy a house. Just goes to show there is no bad press. It's all golden when you're trying to make a name for yourself and your detractors do everything they can to help you out. (Just ask Palin and Bachmann).

For sure, her writing is LOL

EmmaZahn — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:39:02 +0000

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For sure, her writing is LOL florid. And it is not that I think Christians must be dour and humorless. I can easily picture Tolkien and Lewis using Ms. Ros' style as a negative example for their students and having difficulty keeping a straight face reading her aloud. What seems out of the Christian character both espoused is for them is to hold her up to ridicule for entertainment. For my own peace of mind, I think I will give them the benefit of doubt and assume the story is exaggerated.

FWIW, the most interesting aspect of the Ros bio is that she self-published and had a large enough audience to make enough from her second book to buy a house. Quite an accomplishment for her era.