Flags

These subjects seem to go together.

Critiques and comments welcomed.

I'd like to like this picture, but I'm having trouble doing so. The thematic connection doesn't quite work for me. Jets don't need wind really; jets and flags do both need air to "fly", but that's a little attenuated compared to, say, flags and kites. The picture itself, I think, is okay but not graphically strong enough to stand on its own. Nothing really bothers me about the composition except for that red line hanging down from the aircraft, but nothing delights me about it either.

My overriding impression is that this pic could work well as part of a photo essay or series. It looks very much as though it was plucked out of a themed photo book. Then it would have some interpretive context to help it out.