October 05, 2003

Star Spangled Banner


Star Spangled Banner
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Today I went to Fort McHenry in Baltimore, MD with my friend and fellow photographer, Tom Perry. Weather conditions were gorgeous and we had a great time shooting the fort, its many cannons and the waterfront. I also shot several images in the surrounding industrial area. I am so very pleased with all of the forty plus images I shot today. It was one of those photo days that wherever I looked there were photo ops practically yelling, “TAKE ME!” There were abstracts and scenic images everywhere. It was overdosing on imagery. Here is a small selection of images from the fort. I will post other images throughout the week. I'm not going to write more because I am going to let the photos do all of the speaking. Enjoy.
Gun Emplacement
The Guns of Fort McHenry
Cannon Wheels and Rails
Gun Breach
Cannon Balls


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Comments

I enjoyed your images. Nice work.

Posted by: [cha-chang] on October 5, 2003 09:56 PM

That is a beautiful picture of the US flag!

Posted by: Tine on October 6, 2003 06:28 AM

they're lovely. remind me of a fort I visited years ago, in Victoria - Fort Queenscliffe.. have to see if I still have the photos :)

Posted by: melanie on October 6, 2003 06:58 AM

Those are great...........and so was the day.

Posted by: tperry on October 6, 2003 08:58 AM

Did you darken the sky on this? I think it's fabulously symbolic - the flag flying from an industrial / milatary looking pole alone and somewhat fragile looking against a stormy sky. Looks like a photo for our times.

Posted by: Lynn on October 6, 2003 06:31 PM

There was no PhotoShop manipulation of the US Flag image. I shot the image through a circular polarizing filter, I also set the exposure compensation for -1f stop (underexposing). The combination of filter and exposure made the clear blue sky really dark and brought out the shadows in the fluffy white clouds.

Posted by: Will on October 6, 2003 07:06 PM

I really liked the photos. Cannon Wheels and Rails was my favorite.

Posted by: Lee Ann on October 6, 2003 08:08 PM

Nice flag pic. I was looking up on Saturday (without the polorizing filter) http://www.barndoorfanclub.org/plog/archives/001332.html
Which reminds me, how was Hershey Park with the birthday girl?

Posted by: Brian the Red on October 6, 2003 08:55 PM

hmm filters....cool idea. :)
I like also how you did some of them in black and white. :) Very powerful. :)

Posted by: Martie on October 7, 2003 10:34 AM

Just a bit of trivia - but that is not the "Start Spangled Banner". It's just a US flag. The SSB is a very specific flag, and for one thing, it has less than 50 stars.

Posted by: Don Cutlip on July 22, 2004 11:21 AM