US Flag Gallery

MarkjayMarkjay Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
edited December 5, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
I have a passion for photographing the American flag and have literally hundreds of shots taken from every conceivable angle and in every kind of outdoor lighting.

For anyone who finds the flag as beautiful as I do, please feel free to share this gallery with those who can appreciate it for what it is.

I'm not trying to make any kind of political statement with this gallery or my post here... just sharing something I'm passionate about photographing. In the coming weeks, I will be continuing to upload a large collection of additional shots to add to the gallery.

Enjoy! http://www.360photostock.com/gallery/6680864_hQZdR#255652957_4RJbJ

Markjay
Markjay
Canon AE1 - it was my first "real camera"
Canon 20D - no more film!

Comments

  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2008
    I took a look. I like the variety of perspectives!
    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

    Lauren Blackwell
    www.redleashphoto.com
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited November 30, 2008
    There's something unsettling and ironic about a gallery of US Flag photos, with copyright water marks plastered all over them.

    Excerpts from the US flag code. http://www.usflag.org/flag.etiquette.html

    • The flag should never be used for any advertising purpose.
    • The flag should never have placed on it, or attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, number, figure, or drawing of any kind.


    I do appreciate the photography, though.

    Regards,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • MarkjayMarkjay Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2008
    I know
    Ironic in a sense, yes. Just go to any micro stock or stock photo website, do a search for the US flag and every single one of them are watermarked. If you do not bother to watermark a photo when it is for sale as a product offering, everyone who would like to use your photo for FREE, can simply screen capture the image and use it. It's unfortunate but, that's life on the internet. It's just a deterrent and, that's all it's meant to be.

    If the images were not for sale and just being displayed for the glory of it... there would be no watermarks on them ;-)

    Thank you for looking.
    kdog wrote:
    There's something unsettling and ironic about a gallery of US Flag photos, with copyright water marks plastered all over them.

    Excerpts from the US flag code. http://www.usflag.org/flag.etiquette.html

    • The flag should never be used for any advertising purpose.
    • The flag should never have placed on it, or attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, number, figure, or drawing of any kind.


    I do appreciate the photography, though.

    Regards,
    -joel
    Markjay
    Canon AE1 - it was my first "real camera"
    Canon 20D - no more film!
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2008
    Markjay wrote:
    I have a passion for photographing the American flag and have literally hundreds of shots taken from every conceivable angle and in every kind of outdoor lighting.

    For anyone who finds the flag as beautiful as I do, please feel free to share this gallery with those who can appreciate it for what it is.

    I'm not trying to make any kind of political statement with this gallery or my post here... just sharing something I'm passionate about photographing. In the coming weeks, I will be continuing to upload a large collection of additional shots to add to the gallery.

    Enjoy! http://www.360photostock.com/gallery/6680864_hQZdR#255652957_4RJbJ

    Markjay

    Hi Mark, being American the flag would mean more to you than someone who is not American.

    I have always loved the RED WHITE BLUE and the Stars of your country's Flag, I like the Australian one too :D

    You have some really nice shots, I particularly like the ones where the flag has been captured as it is moving.

    Beautiful work Mark thumb.gif .... Skippy :D
    .
    .
    Skippy (Australia) - Moderator of "HOLY MACRO" and "OTHER COOL SHOTS"

    ALBUM http://ozzieskip.smugmug.com/

    :skippy Everyone has the right to be stupid, but some people just abuse the privilege :dgrin
  • roentarreroentarre Registered Users Posts: 497 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2008
    Patriotic and great composition :ivar
    My Blog
  • MarkjayMarkjay Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2008
    Less is more now :-)
    I changed the watermark on the horizontal flags to be less "intrusive" then the previous watermark design. I really don't want to ruin the beauty of the flag viewing but, want people to take the page seriously and remember this IS a stock photo site.

    Thank you for your feedback, it is much appreciated.

    Markjay
    kdog wrote:
    There's something unsettling and ironic about a gallery of US Flag photos, with copyright water marks plastered all over them.

    Excerpts from the US flag code. http://www.usflag.org/flag.etiquette.html

    • The flag should never be used for any advertising purpose.
    • The flag should never have placed on it, or attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, number, figure, or drawing of any kind.


    I do appreciate the photography, though.

    Regards,
    -joel
    Markjay
    Canon AE1 - it was my first "real camera"
    Canon 20D - no more film!
Sign In or Register to comment.