Flag and Flowers – Leland, M.I.

Posted on August 30, 2012 by spilledinkguy

Spotted while hunting down wine and cheese curds in Leland, Michigan.

*om nom nom*

Have a great weekend, everyone!

“I hope I’m not giving a bad impression of Americans. I’ve now had a mojito, a pretty healthy serving of rum and my second mojito’s coming, all in about ten minutes.”

– Anthony Bourdain – No Reservations

About this image: digital photograph (Canon 300D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop

58 thoughts on “Flag and Flowers – Leland, M.I.”

Madame Weebles on August 30, 2012 at 12:14 am said:

Lovely! You have a good weekend too!

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- spilledinkguy on August 30, 2012 at 7:02 am said:
  
  Why thank you, Madame!
  Twice!
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Syncopated Eyeball on August 30, 2012 at 12:36 am said:

Really charming, Robert. 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on August 30, 2012 at 7:01 am said:
  
  Thank you very much, S.E!
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Patti Kuche on August 30, 2012 at 7:42 am said:

Love all those stripes and lines SiG, they look so good together – as do the flowers and the stars!

You have a good weekend also (can’t believe it’s that time of the week already!).

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- spilledinkguy on August 30, 2012 at 8:36 am said:
  
  I sure wish I could take more credit for that, Ms. K…
  just one of those things that I was fortunate enough to stumble upon (which is a bit bizarre for me – it seems like I’m usually the one setting all the ‘stuff’ up)!
  SO true! Where does the time go?!
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milkayphoto on August 30, 2012 at 8:13 am said:

Hmmm, feels forced. The placement of the plant on the stool (in the bottom center of the shot and right in line with the flag’s right edge) is too static. If it was moved over to the right a little bit that *might* work better. I realize you didn’t set up the shot so you did the best you could with it. I like the processing. 😉

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- spilledinkguy on August 30, 2012 at 8:34 am said:
  
  Agreed, M.P… a different P.O.V. might well have improved upon this. What I don’t entirely mind about a reenforced ‘stability’ / bit of sacrificed dynamic is the subject matter… the flag, the weathered wood… the whole ‘standing the test of time’ bit. I’m not disagreeing with you though, M.P… I think you raise a very good point. And, honestly, there are a few cliche’s here… (I suspect an ‘older’ flag might have helped too).
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Deb on August 30, 2012 at 9:15 am said:

Really nice shot, Sig. Cool that you found that while looking for cheese curd…Hahaha, nom, nom, nom. Love it when you do that…funny!
Have a great day, and give my best to Annabelle! 🙂 xo

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- spilledinkguy on August 30, 2012 at 10:20 am said:
  
  Why thank you, Deb!
  Hahaha… yes… please pardon my table-manners!
  We actually made THREE separate trips there in sea4ch of that cheese… it’s pretty popular stuff (they seem to sell-out very quickly)!
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cocomino on August 30, 2012 at 9:35 am said:

A flag is heart of country and I know that American one is the most famous all the world.

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- spilledinkguy on August 30, 2012 at 10:19 am said:
  
  I think it is interesting how many thoughts / feelings / associations, etc. such a familiar symbol brings with it…
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Jackie Cangro on August 30, 2012 at 9:47 am said:

I usually enjoy Anthony Bourdain’s show, No Reservations. I think there is a new season coming in Sept. featuring Brooklyn! You know I’ll watch that episode.

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- spilledinkguy on August 30, 2012 at 10:17 am said:
  
  I haven’t had a chance to watch in a while, but I usually really like it, too. I’m not much of a foodie, but I love the travel aspect, and Bourdain’s sense of humor always gets me snort-laughing!
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The Bumble Files on August 30, 2012 at 11:24 am said:

It’s lovely, SIG. I like the coloring of it, gives it a feel homey kind of feel, like you could touch the wood or smell it even 🙂 Wine and cheese, yum. I’m jealous!

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- spilledinkguy on August 30, 2012 at 11:34 am said:
  
  Thank you so much, B.F… you are always so kind!
  Hahaha… I’m actually kind of jealous of the memory, too (if that’s possible)! It’s very difficult to find cheese curds around here – which seems very unfortunate!
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  - The Bumble Files on August 30, 2012 at 11:52 am said:
    
    So, did you find the cheese curds? I’m not sure I’ve had curds before 🙂 I guess they’re different from regular old cheese? I picture blue cheese, or something like that.
    
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    - spilledinkguy on September 3, 2012 at 12:09 am said:
      
      Indeed! The third time was the charm!
      Hmm… to tell you the truth I’m not sure if there are different kinds or not. The ones I’ve been fortunate enough to come across are… kind of like a Cheddar… or maybe a Colby? I’m not really sure how to describe them… other than delicious!
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Lenore Diane on August 30, 2012 at 11:43 am said:

Simply lovely.

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- spilledinkguy on September 3, 2012 at 12:09 am said:
  
  Thank you very, very much, Ms. D!
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Bearman Cartoons on August 30, 2012 at 3:35 pm said:

Michigan has cheese curds too?

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- spilledinkguy on September 3, 2012 at 12:08 am said:
  
  The did until I got there.
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Juana on August 30, 2012 at 5:23 pm said:

OOOOOOOhhhhhhhh!!! I miss seeing the American flag!!! And it such a lovely setting for it… truly wonderful my friend. You scored another smile on my face 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on September 3, 2012 at 12:07 am said:
  
  Oh, thank you so much, Juana!
  Your visits always leave a smile on my face, too!
  🙂
  See?!
  
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frigginloon on August 30, 2012 at 7:08 pm said:

Why is it that I can hear the star spangled banner in my head? AND who the hell is singing it, it isn’t me 😯

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- Androgoth on August 30, 2012 at 8:21 pm said:
  
  Well it’s not me either Loon
  but if you want to chime in a
  few lines then I can join you 😉
  
  Androgoth XXx
  
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  - frigginloon on August 31, 2012 at 9:19 pm said:
    
    Sheez Androgoth, I would if I knew what they were saying 🙂
    
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- spilledinkguy on September 3, 2012 at 12:05 am said:
  
  I don’t know, Loon… but if you can make-out what it is being sung I know it’s not my ‘singing’, either!
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Androgoth on August 30, 2012 at 8:20 pm said:

I like the contrasting stripes on the plant pot,
as they give this one a nice touch being that
the stripes of the flag are vertical 🙂 Excellent

Have a wonderful rest of evening SIG 🙂

Androgoth

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- spilledinkguy on September 3, 2012 at 12:04 am said:
  
  Thanks so much, Andro!
  Leaving kind comments are always one of your stripes, sir! And I sincerely appreciate that!
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Binky on August 30, 2012 at 9:15 pm said:

And I thought you weren’t suppose to wear horizontal and vertical stripes together.

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- spilledinkguy on September 3, 2012 at 12:03 am said:
  
  I think that’s only after Labor Day.
  No.. wait…
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pattisj on August 30, 2012 at 11:32 pm said:

It’s a grand old flag! Hope you didn’t come away empty-handed. You’re the second person in my life to ever mention cheese curds. I must find some and see what I’m missing!

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- spilledinkguy on September 3, 2012 at 12:02 am said:
  
  The third try was a charm!
  If you like cheese, you’ll love cheese curds, Patti! I highly recommend them… even if it takes several attempts to track some down!
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pegoleg on August 31, 2012 at 8:20 am said:

Gorgeous, as always, but where are the cheese curds in this picture? I had some garlic cheese curds just last weekend – ditto on the om, nom, nom.

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- spilledinkguy on September 3, 2012 at 12:01 am said:
  
  Hahaha…
  I’m afraid all curds were consumed pre-pictur-ing!
  I tried to pace myself… but…
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Michelle Gillies on August 31, 2012 at 8:38 am said:

Very nice catch. It is a lovely image to leave us with for the long weekend.

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- spilledinkguy on September 3, 2012 at 12:00 am said:
  
  Thank you so much, Ms. G!
  I’m very happy to hear you enjoyed this one!
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Derrick Birdsall on September 1, 2012 at 11:00 pm said:

all those lines!! I would never have gotten that to look remotely straight… something would have been off and it would have driven me nuts!! You, obviously… nailed it! LOL, nice work!

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- spilledinkguy on September 2, 2012 at 11:59 pm said:
  
  Thanks for the vote of confidence, Mr. B…
  I’d hate to incriminate myself by admitting I might have distorted this just a bit in post… but… guilty.
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  - Derrick Birdsall on September 3, 2012 at 3:15 pm said:
    
    turned out great!
    
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    - spilledinkguy on September 3, 2012 at 6:13 pm said:
      
      Many thanks, Mr. B!
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nigel on September 2, 2012 at 4:11 pm said:

Lovely lovely lovely

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- spilledinkguy on September 2, 2012 at 11:58 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, sir!
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Cecelia Futch on September 4, 2012 at 8:05 am said:

Wow! This is lovely.

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- spilledinkguy on September 5, 2012 at 3:54 pm said:
  
  That is very kind of you, Ms. F! Thank you!
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nrhatch on September 4, 2012 at 10:35 pm said:

STELLAR! Love how the lines of the wood echo the lines on the flag and flower pot. 😀

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- spilledinkguy on September 5, 2012 at 4:00 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, Nancy!
  I wish I could take more credit for that… I’m so used to setting up my own still lifes… but this one was all ready to go!
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2e0mca on September 5, 2012 at 1:11 pm said:

I’ve taken a time to respond to this Bob – needed to gather my thoughts! I love the simplicity of the composition and the way that you have toned it to allow the woodgrain and the creases in the flag to show through the colors 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on September 5, 2012 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Martin! This was one of those that seemed to have more than one good processing option… I was hoping the path I eventually chose was a decent one!
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frizztext on September 6, 2012 at 12:50 pm said:

two kind of stripes – is there any irony?

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- spilledinkguy on September 7, 2012 at 10:32 am said:
  
  There might have been three kinds of stripes (if you include the lines across my forehead as I waited for people to stop walking in front of me)!
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Sabina Brave on September 7, 2012 at 7:04 am said:

Such a beautiful composition Mr. SIG. 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on September 7, 2012 at 10:13 am said:
  
  When I saw this scene I knew it was just too good an opportunity to pass by…
  whoever set this up has such a good eye!
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ristinw on September 10, 2012 at 7:12 am said:

Very patriotic picture! ^^ Lovely

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- spilledinkguy on September 10, 2012 at 10:32 am said:
  
  I thank you, Cristina!
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Annabelle on December 26, 2012 at 12:51 pm said:

It’s a grand ol’ flag!

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- spilledinkguy on December 26, 2012 at 5:26 pm said:
  
  Is this request for me to start ‘singing’?!
  😉
  
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