Response to Broken (Response #12)

Uploaded 512 Days Ago by fotogeneric - - 11 comments

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dennis said 512 days ago:

I think more ripped or torn when I see this, but still relevant. I love the colours. Has a cross processed feel about it. I'm not sure about the composition, just feels a little too centred maybe.

Overall though, I really like this. It's strong, and it's stark.

Ana said 512 days ago:

tattered and torn. sort of like the country. the colours seem a bit aqua! even the white is aqua!

ChriZ said 512 days ago:

Great!
The strong saturation suits it well!
High marks!

King said 512 days ago:

This is great. It's got me laughing and crying at the same time. Interesting color cast, but not bothersome. The flag has a PacMan look to it.

Well done, high marks.

Dave_Mac said 511 days ago:

Wow...that flag is hurtin'!

martylavender said 511 days ago:

This is amazing!! Awesome....theres not much more I can say about this. But this captures alot in one shot. Perfect picture of our nation...broken!

phototext said 511 days ago:

Very nice. Works on the item/ nation symbolism very well. Nice one.

bioLarzen said 511 days ago:

Oh, what a great one!

Do we know why/how this flag got this worn? I don't think it's typical with the Americans that they let their flag get in this bad condition...

Anyway, a great photo with exceptionally live colors. I guess it was taken with a long zoom so no wonder it's not fully in focus. I love it.

fotogeneric said 511 days ago:

Thanks for the kind words.

I found this flag flying in the bad part of town in South Bend, Indiana. I think the flag was in front of a business that had gone defunct. The company moved out of town and nobody bothered to take down the flag. That must have been a long time ago.

SeekingFocus said 511 days ago:

This is great. I didn't rate or comment the first time I saw it, but I knew it was bound to be featured. Strong imagery and great colors (processing).

Only one little quibble... did you try a square format? Maybe that would help eliminate some of the dead space, and would add even more impact. Just a thought.

Nice work.

Lemmingstone said 507 days ago:

Like SeekingFocus, I didn't rate or comment on my first look. Why? I don't know. Colours are great here. For some reason I really like flag shots with an unnatural, processed sky. It's a great find and definately fits the theme.
I think that in this instance the dead space works given the very interesting subject but in a case of can I have my cake and eat it too, I would also like to see a square format for the same reasons as SF. So if I did rate it then it would have been high.

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