Half-Staff
by Cuttooth

Comment:

Originally posted by inshaala: Just wondering here out loud: If this were say, the Chinese or North Korean flag (or lets say the Malaysian or Liberian flag which has a similar colour make-up and design to the US flag) taken in exactly the same style, quality and processing if it would reach the same score. I'm going to go out on a limb and say "probably not"... if that is the case and you agree then this is like the perfect display of how the subject and connection with the viewer actually boosts someone's preference for a photo rather than the aesthetics of the photography. Not degrading it in any way it is as good as flag shots get, just food for thought I suppose which reads across to all photography.

Interesting thought. I probably would have scored a foreign flag higher, simply because we see American flag shots quite often. So it doesn't necessarily stir patriotism in me. And a foreign flag would probably have received the "unique" factor in voting.

That being said, I think this shot is more about the placement of the light, the backlit clouds and interesting sky more than the flag itself. And I like the lines of the ropes going up the pole.

But it is an interesting thought to ponder.

(congrats on the yellow, btw!! :)

Message edited by author 2012-09-19 21:56:28.

Waiting for the time
by Judi

Comment:
Oh, this is so lovely!!

I was thinking lvicari.

The tones are stunning!

Color Me Rad
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Awesome!!!! Way to go on the top 10, spiffy!!

Whoa! And a posthumous blue?

Double Awesome!

The Listener
by TomCubis

Comment:
Very nicely done! I too wonder what it would be like cropped up from the bottom. The first time I saw it, I wanted a little fill on the face. It seemed dark. The next time I saw it I wanted a little fill on the face, it seemed to dark.

Yet each time, after the initial thought of lighting it, I kept thinking how intriguing the dark was. It made me want more. It made me wonder about what she was thinking.

Origami Swans lit by Ubuntu
by kasaba

Comment:
Very, very cool! I expected this one to finish much higher. Nice done!

Pink-Sugar-Blossom
by shnoozie

Comment:
What a wonderfully bizarre blossom. What is it?

And Then, There Was One
by Lydia

Comment:
Heheh, only one 2 and no 1s. :)

It's lovely!

Foraging
by Simms

Comment:
Whooaaa... so lovely! What a wonderful find and capture! Congrats on the red. :)

little world
by mpeters

Comment:
Foil!?!???! Now you tell me!!! I've been trying to roll paper and tape every time I needed a snout. Argh!! Foil makes sooooo much sense!

Huge congrats on the ribbon, but I'm more excited about foil. :)

Seriously, though, wonderful shot. :)

Clowning Around
by nickyb

Comment:
What a pair of funny looking kids! :)