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Comment by RamblinR:
Love this shot and the processing. Congrats on the ribbon Mark.

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Comment by Devinder:
in my opinion, the processing on this image takes it from "meh, its decent" to " i really like this". Nicely done start to finish

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Comment by vawendy:

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.

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Comment by nam:
Congratulations on the ribbon, Mark.

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Comment by EL-ROI:
Oh say can you see... great light!! Love how you exposed for the highlights with that super high shutter speed and let the rest of the darker tones fall where they may! Also the vignetting in post helped the mood tremendously! Nice work!

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Comment by mpeters:
My personal high score from the challenge. Glad you ribboned!

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Comment 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.

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Comment by Dennisheckman:
Congrats Mark. Beautiful tones and textures on the flag. Very nice.

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Comment by JamesDowning:
I can't help but love it.

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Comment by Jutilda:
Congrats!! :)