When we moved into our new house that was built in 1910 we knew we wanted to preserve the character and really draw attention to its presence in the history of the town. An American flag was, for us, the first step to achieving this. I entered a contest for Americana photography and this was one of my entries. In fact, nearly all of the photos in this Americana series were entries in the contest.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS

Edited in Photoshop CS4

Location: Upland, CA

Photo specs:

-Focal length: 29mm

-ISO: 200

-Shutter speed: 1/125 s

-Aperture: f/4.5