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WC #200 Our National Emblem
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WC #200 Our National Emblem

by Robbie George

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted October 29, 20051,229 views2 comments
"It is said the eagle was used as a national emblem because, at one of the first battles of the Revolution (which occurred early in the morning) the noise of the struggle awoke the sleeping eagles on the heights and they flew from their nests and circled about over the heads of the fighting men, all the while giving vent to their raucous cries. "They are shrieking for Freedom," said the patriots.
Thus the eagle, full of the boundless spirit of freedom, living above the valleys, strong and powerful in his might, has become the national emblem of a country that offers freedom in word and thought and an opportunity for a full and free expansion into the boundless space of the future." --Maude M. Grant

Canon 1ds Mark II
300 mm lens
Spot Meter and Tripod.
Captive Bird
Robbie George

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on October 31, 2005 at 8:46 AM
Beautifully captured, Robbie...love the "spotlight" on his head!

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on November 22, 2005 at 10:10 AM
I love the light and the black background! Also, thanks for the piece of history, very interesting.
Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments