The flag of the good old U.S.A., standing still due to the lack of a breeze.

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The stars and stripes fly low on a windless day. There was a nice background of clouds, so I shot this of the flag from the ground. I placed the pole off-center a bit, as that’s more appealing to the eye.

Canon Rebel XTi, EF 50mm 1:1.4, 1/800, F7.1, 50mm, ISO100, 2008-06-12T11:14:07-04, 20080612-151407rxt

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Source image, compiled from the Canon Rebel XTi RAW file using the default settings in PhotoFiltre Studio.