I love flags. They
are gay, colorful, move in the wind, have a historical context, and are all
over the city. This one is a garrison
flag on the old NTC – Liberty Station.
Here's a well illustrated history of our flag.
Every picture has a story.
This flag is flying on the side of the dry dock on the Sub Base, Point
Loma. That’s a good sized dry dock. We were there for our neighbor’s retirement
party.
Somehow, somewhere here in town, a first flag caught my
attention. I photographed it. Now I’m always shooting flags where ever I
see them.
On 9-12-01, this garrison flag began flying off the stern of
the Star of India.
The day after Memorial Day at Fort Rosecrans National
Cemetery. The boy scouts have taken down
the flags and bundled them ready for storage.
I had a much older camera that year, and its few pixels give the shot an
out of focus appearance. I’ve gone back
up several times, but I have never been able to duplicate this shot.
I hope you all have a great day with some sunshine and few
storms coming your way.
Our weather began grey and slightly chilly, but is now very nice. Fireworks on the Mall tonigh!
ReplyDeleteMeaningful collection. Good Independence Day post.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't worry about duplicating it.. or downplaying it. It's a fine shot. It stands for itself.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a good Fourth. :)
Good flag photos
ReplyDeleteStorm moved out to sea and barely left us with .25 inches of rain and few heavy gusts of wind. Wind is still too high for fireworks though...so if we have energy we will go tomorrow night.
ReplyDeleteYou do have the artist's eye.
Love that last shot...
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