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Guineh
28th of December 2006 (Thu), 07:20
Checked my feeds (blogs, etc...) this morning and saw a new one on snopes:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/eaglefox.asp

photographed by Pekka Komi.

More of the eagle shots, here:

http://www.tarsiger.com/index.php?pic_id=komi1142612071&lang=fin


After some poking around, it certainly appears to be our great and wonderful webmaster. Hmm.
RTMiller
28th of December 2006 (Thu), 07:42
That is a neat picture but Pekka's last name is Saarinen.
MDJAK
28th of December 2006 (Thu), 07:44
maybe it's his nom de plume, like Tom Sawyer.:lol:
Guineh
28th of December 2006 (Thu), 07:45
That is a neat picture but Pekka's last name is Saarinen.

Ah, I didn't know that.
Pekka
28th of December 2006 (Thu), 08:32
Finland is full of excellent nature photographers, but that's not my genre. My closest experience of wildlife is when I go to post christmas sales :)
20droger
28th of December 2006 (Thu), 08:51
Finland is full of excellent nature photographers, but that's not my genre. My closest experience of wildlife is when I go to post christmas sales :)
Now THAT's dealing with wild animals!
T.D.
28th of December 2006 (Thu), 20:40
The photo you linked to has been around a lot. There must have been a pack of photogs with impeccable timing -- because that thing has been claimed by a lot of folk!
BillsBayou
2nd of January 2007 (Tue), 14:28
I've seen that photo posted here at POTN. I cannot remember who took credit for the photo.
BillsBayou
2nd of January 2007 (Tue), 15:01
I found the thread. Firestorm34 claims this photo as his/her work in THIS THREAD. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=235393)
20droger
2nd of January 2007 (Tue), 15:13
I found the thread. Firestorm34 claims this photo as his/her work in THIS THREAD. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=235393)
Plagiarsm, and outright theft of credit: wrong anywhere, anytime.
3Turner
2nd of January 2007 (Tue), 15:33
I found the thread. Firestorm34 claims this photo as his/her work in THIS THREAD. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=235393)


You know, I saw that thread awhile back when it was first posted and then got an email with that same picture in it and did not put two & two together. It's sad..very sad...that someone would claim a shot as their own and even put a story to how he captured it. Now...I am beginning to wonder if any of the other photo posts are his :rolleyes: .
CyberDyneSystems
2nd of January 2007 (Tue), 15:39
This information is now known to POTN Mods, (Thanks for your bringing this to our attention! )
We are looking into the situation and will take appropriate actions as soon as we have the full story.
POTN's position on the issues being discussed are outlined clearly in the forums Rules Of Use
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/rules.php

Please let's drop the public discussion of this situation here until we know more.

Feel free to PM Mods if you have any further concerns.

As to the original images taken,.. all I can say is WOW!