The story behind the photograph
This prominent, giant American flag flying is in the town of Kremmling, Colorado. It measures 20 feet by 30 feet and sits on private property near the West End Liquor store and is a well-known local landmark. Because of Kremmling's powerful and pervasive winds, maintaining the large display is notoriously difficult and expensive, prompting the town to assist with its maintenance and hold community events like flag retirement and raising ceremonies. I've photographed those for the local paper, and I lust love this flag flying in our town so much I regularly grab shots of it. I thought this was a classic, flowing, flag shot of our Old Glory!”
Still There At Noon · 2 Corinthians 3:17 · On the photograph
“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
In Tom Bartel's words
“This prominent, giant American flag flying is in the town of Kremmling, Colorado.”
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From the photograph Still There At Noon by Tom Bartel, Colorado · View the original →
Format
Crisp detail on archival fine-art paper, set behind glazing in a gallery frame.
Size
Holds a wall on its own, over a console or desk
31.5″ × 21.5″ on the wall, with the frame
Excellent detail. The file holds the resolution labs aim for at this size, enough to hold up close.
Frame: White
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The flag of the United States flying full out from a metal pole against a blue sky banked with cumulus. Sunlight comes from behind the camera, striking the fabric so the red stripes hold their saturation and the white ones carry the shadow of every fold, while the cloud mass to the right stays cool and shaded. The wind is steady enough to pull the fly end into a long ripple.
Why these words
The flag is not hanging slack; it is held open and snapping by moving air, the one thing in the frame that cannot be seen. Liberty borne by an invisible wind is the exact action the picture records.
The photograph that inspired this piece
It begins with an original photograph by Tom Bartel of a real place. This version was developed from that photograph in our studio, using digital and AI tools guided by the original’s own composition, and these words set over the finished picture. How these are made.
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