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John M. DeMarco
Pasadena, California, United States

Eagle rock description

John, you live in Pasadena, how could you get the description of the eagle rock so wrong on the eagle rock page? The eagle is formed by the shadow, and only appears around noon. The second sentence in the article is "Eagle Rock is named after a large rock whose shadow resembles an eagle with its wings outstretched." The description you gave only works for that one photo, and has never been part of the official description of the rock. I just wanted to touch base with you before I changed the description. Timmccloud (talk) 17:39, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Now it makes sense, it's your own photo. And it's an awesome photo, but you missed the entire image and legend of the eagle rock. The time of day when you photographed dock didn't have the eagle shadow in it. Those caves and the back of the rock that you are calling the beak were hidden from sight for decades by large pine trees, which burned away a few years ago, so that entire side of the rock was never visible until recently, and your imagination saw a completely different eagle. however as beautiful as your picture is, your description detracts from the history and the actual eagle shadow. Timmccloud (talk) 17:50, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Tim,

Thank you for the kind words on my photo. I was at the Glendale Hills trailhead hoping the sun would set below the marine layer so I could get a nice Downtown LA shot, but no such luck! It did illuminate the rock for a few minutes, and the compressed depth of field made the 134 traffic sort of "pop", so I thought it would be interesting.

I have no objection to the reversion of the text below the photo. I suppose the eye of this beholder has been fooled all these years.

Cheers, --John M. DeMarco 23:53, 3 September 2018 (UTC)