The American Flag

[JFeinbergPhotography]

Before:


usaflag2 by J.Feinberg Photography, on Flickr

Exposure 0.003 sec (1/350)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 7.1 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

After:


Star Spangled Banner by J.Feinberg Photography, on Flickr


Exposure 0.003 sec (1/350)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 7.1 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire


Editing to get the shot:

Using Adobe Lightroom 3, I lowered the exposure just barely. Then I darkened the background sky to make it more blue and the clouds more pronounced. I also darkened the folds of the flag a little.

Then I added .25 saturation increase, and took my adjustment brush and added another .25 to the flag itself. Then I increased the saturation of red to almost 100.

[kcoppock]

Thanks for sharing! I can't see the "Before" photo (Flickr says it's marked as private), but the colors on the second one are fantastic. Nice shot!

[JFeinbergPhotography]

Fixed it, it will show up now.

[High_Speed]

That looks flipping fabulous. I love it! How did you keep the sky from blowing out, even in the original? Just curious.