The Stars and Stripes on Alcatraz

December 10th, 2006 by Donncha

The of the flies over Island on a windy August day.

This was originally a portrait shot but I squared it off to emphasize the vertical and horizontal leading lines. The hydrant is much more prominent in the foreground too. The red rusty texture beloved of all photographers sets off the clean lines of the red stripes in the .

I took a photo of an even older flag several months ago. It belongs to my uncle and has only 46 stars!

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This entry was posted on Sunday, December 10th, 2006 at 4:59 pm and is filed under Alcatraz, California, Candid, Canon 20D, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United States. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.


One Response to “The Stars and Stripes on Alcatraz”

  1. Matty Says:

    I haven’t worked out what, yet, but that hydrant’s saying something. It’s certainly pointing all over the place. Really interesting shot!

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