American Colors!

[JerryLi]

A 'merge' of two photo images.
The flag was taken on 31 March 2004, and the aircraft was photographed on 1 April 2004.

Used Photoshop LE to create the image posted.

Camera: Nikon F5
Lens: VR 80-400mm AF Nikkor
Film: Agfa Vista 200
Filter: Tiffen 812
(same gear for both images.)

[Charles Hess]

NIce idea that doesn't quite get pulled off here. The positioning of the aircraft makes it appear as a toy, with the plane's design conflicting with the flag's patterns. I think both would be nice as separate images. Sorry.

[ACArmstrong]

I agree with Hess - maybe try blowing the flag up so that it covers the entire background and fading it to 50% transparency.

[PuckJunkey]

Bingo. I think AC may have a good solution... enlarging the flag and making it semi-transparent would help. I think part of the "toy" look has to do with how you selected the jet, and the fact that the light falling on the jet is different that the flag. Not to mention it is hitting a reflective surface.