North Korean Flag Photo

Photographer’s Note

I took this picture from the designated area at the designated place for taking photos, which limits how and what you can photograph for security reasons. The flag colors showed up a lot better than what I thought they would. Keep in mind that the flag and flag pole are over 9 Kilometers away. You will notice that they tower over the 5 & 6 story builds next to the flag pole.

I really want people to come away with is that this is one huge flag and flag pole. So I created 2 layers on of the Background and the second the Flag. I took all the color out background and increased the saturation on the flag.

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tuc (389) 2003-02-24 4:36

9 kms away ? I presume you have used full zoom.

Still, very scary picture.

mdchachi (1611) 2003-03-06 14:32

Very interesting. you managed to convey the somber, nationalist, antiquated impression of North Korea that most of us have.

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whereami (1427) 2004-02-11 5:47

A good shot taken under difficult circumstances. And a good idea too. I remember seeing this flagpole and it really is huge.

royh (577) 2005-09-01 22:32

Very impressive shot - just the right amount of focus and detail in my opinion.

xuaxo (5727) 2006-09-10 13:49

I read somewhere (maybe at the best flags site, Flags of the World (FOTW), that this is the highest flag pole in the world.
I don't like the post-processing, but I enjoy very much the opportunity to see this image here.
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