When I was approving ePodunk user photos a few weeks ago, I came across the beautiful shot below of Pend Oreille River in Metaline Falls, WA. It was submitted by ePodunk user slengst and I quickly emailed her to tell her we were going to feature her photo on our homepage.

Little did I know that this photo would start an onslaught of professional-quality photos of places in the US, Canada, and UK. I had tapped into the resource known as the “Olympus Talk Forum,” an online discussion group made up of photo junkies, joined by their love of Olympus brand cameras. When slengst shared her triumph of winning an ePodunk homepage feature on the forum, the race was on.

Below are some of my favorite photos submitted by OTF members:

Rainbow and Mustard Fields in Freemont, CA

Submitted by ePodunk user Typeaux

Olympic Mountains from the Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA

Submitted by ePodunk user Straycat

Picadilly Circus (1980s) in London, England

Submitted by ePodunk user gmockrcpilot

These photographers have really stepped up the quality of ePodunk community photos… but will they continue to reign on the ePodunk homepage?To see the current homepage photo features, check out ePodunk, ePodunk Canada, ePodunk UK, and ePodunk Ireland.

Listed as one of our Canadianisms, this drink named for the Canadian city has sparked recent interest from our users. Up for debate: What IS a Calgary Red-Eye, and do Canadians really drink it?

At its most basic, the Calgary Red-Eye can be defined as beer or lager mixed with tomato juice. According to Will and Ian Ferguson, authors of How to Be a Canadian, no one actually drinks them.

Jason, one of our users has written in to claim that the Red-Eye is actually beer and Clamato juice. He adds, “a lot of people drink them.”

Another ePodunk user, Angel, corrects Jason to specify that beer and Clamato juice is properly called a Clam-Eye. Angel adds that both Red-Eyes and Clam-Eyes are frequently consumed.

My own additional research has given another Calgary Red-Eye combination: beer, Clamato juice, and a raw egg. I think it’s the raw egg that puts this concoction in the “hangover remedy” category.

We’ll open up the definition of Calgary’s signature drink to our readers. Email info@epodunk.com to give us your definition of the Calgary Red-Eye, and even more importantly, do you REALLY drink it?

We’ll post an update soon.