Title of Liberty Flag Celebration

[AZ JazzyJ]

For the past few years there has been a patriotic celebration and flag display as part of the Independence Day festivities in Idaho Falls Idaho where my parents live. The community gathers usually the weekend before July 4th and 1776 people will carry flags and march approximately 2 miles to a designated field where the flags are arranged in a circle surrounding a large United States flag. I happened to attend this event in 2005 and came away very impressed. After the ceremony the flags remain displayed until the weekend after July 4th. I took that opportunity to visit the display at different times of the day and took photos to try and capture the patriotic feelings of that place. Below are a few of the shots I took during that trip

A Sea of Flags

Flag Exposures

Old Glory at Sunset

Flags Wave at Sunset

The Title of Liberty

Flags at Sunrise

Dawn in America


This year we will again find ourselves in Idaho during this festival and I am hoping to capture a little bit of the magic surrounding this event. If you have an opportunity to attend this or a similar event I highly recommend it. It gives you a new appreciation for what the flag represents to this citizens of this country.

Jeff

 

[Cricket2]

What, nothing from a helicopter or bucket truck? Maybe you could harness some bee power and have them do a fly-by.

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

I have a friend who is looking at a remote control blimp with an attachment for a Canon camera. I'm too chicken to send my camera up in a blimp. I've seen pictures of the Hindenburg

No good can come from making my camera airborne.

Jeff