Hey barondla, old buddy, I was shooting the Stars and Stripes with my Lensbaby recently too!
G3 @ f4.0 @ 1/45 sec. 
Same photo with I believe the fresco effect added at Photobucket. 
Let's see if we can get this thread back into high gear.
As the Beatles once sang, "It's been a long, cold, lonely winter."
Mike
