FLAGS

Have you ever gone to a movie and noticed all the "product placements" that appear, as various companies pay the producers to advertise their products in the film? Sometimes it's hard not to notice when every character is drinking a Coke or driving some variety of Ford vehicle or wearing only New Balance shoes, the brand name always facing the camera. Well, the next film you see count the number of American flags that appear. This is less obvious, watching in the States, than it is when seeing the film in another country, where the branding becomes more apparent and you wonder "just what IS it being advertised?" At least it is honest, in the sense that flags are ubiquitous in the American urban environment, even a 'Liberal,' 'jaded' city like New York--there's still a place for a patriotic display.

I haven't mentioned this in a while, but photographers always want their photos to be seen in the largest possible format. So if you would, please double click on the first image in any of these blogs--the photo will appear against a black background in a larger size with the title on the right. You can use the >> arrows at the top to navigate from one image to the next. Thanks, I appreciate it!

More to come,
Dan

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