Was lucky to catch this on a real gloomy day. The background was greyed out evenly by clouds so that helped me paint it white by adjusting the brightness...
Umm... regarding the post processing, oh man where do I begin...
Crop
Resize
Brightness, Contrast
USM
Brightness, Contrast
HSL
Framing
No rotation though! and it was shot hand held!
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I am giving this entry a 5 while my average vote is a 6. My reason has nothing to do with the subject matter. I think the focus needs improvement and the stark white background is unnatural and distracting. I do like the composition/placement of the flag in the frame. Good luck.