A Memorial Day Tribute

FS7 ^ | May 30, 2010 | FS7

[flintsilver7]

This is just something I worked up from a photograph I took on Memorial Day a few years back at Arlington. The link goes to a full-size version that can be used as a wallpaper for 1680x1050 desktops (or smaller, of course). If anybody would like to use it elsewhere, please give me credit somehow or somewhere.

Comments are welcome too. It's just a hobby (both photography and photomanipulation) but I do like to improve.

[12Gauge687]

Great job; please feel free to add this one (hopefully it's big and sharp) to your collection (I got it from another website):

[flintsilver7]

Looks nice. I wonder if it was taken during the day and the lighting adjusted or at night when the flag is lit? I’d guess probably at night, but who knows.

[LittleBillyInfidel]

Excellent! Will be on my Facebook page tomorrow with full credits.

I’m a tv producer and the only thing I could suggest is trying to use a small light kicker to pop the flag. As per Photoshop, maybe crank chroma on the flag with a contast adjust.

However, I have nowhere near the photo talent you have, so great work!!

[flintsilver7]

Thanks for the kind words. Your suggestion is exactly what I've been trying to focus on - finding the right balance for the flag's brightness. It was an overcast day for the most part when I took the picture. The sky was blue, but a very dull blue. Still, with the flag in the foreground, I couldn't get any real brightness on the flag without overexposing the rest of the image. The flag has long been the sticking point - if I make it too bright, the colors separate too much on the flag. In any case, here's a different version that's identical except for a brighter flag. Look any better?

http://www.flint7.com/IwoJimaMemorial2.jpg

[brytlea]

Much better than the stupid FB page I just found about Honoring the Warrior but not the War.

[12Gauge687]

From what I understand, it’s a photo of the flag on the rebuilt section of the Pentagon, shortly before dedication. A Marine friend, who was at the Pentagon when the plane was driven into the building, linked me to the website with the photo. I think you’re right as far as the time of day.