Tribute in Light
by MPRPRO

Comment by MPRPRO:
Hello and thanks for the great votes and remarks.

I thought I would explain something to all of you, I was out on September 10th taking some really cool shots of speed boats at Liberty State Park in NJ for the perspective challenge, the location I was at was directly across the Hudson River from where the WTC once stood. This always gives me pause and a chance to reflect on things I have done and things I might have done in my life for many reasons. So I just couldn't let my desire to score high in a photo challenge overcome my desire to pay tribute to my personal loss on 9/11. This is why I shot the lights and didn't enter all those cool shots of the boats.

If you would like to read a personal story of my 9/11 you can go to //magicalmike.com/html/fr__mychal_judge.html
To watch a flash tribute to the people of NYC (which I made though only one of the images is mine the first one) go here:
//magicalmike.com/html/never_forget_9_11_2001.html

So look at that, I followed my heart and ended up with the highest rated entry to DP Challenge so far. Thank you all for your votes and noticing.

BTW if you look closely, I wasn't the only one who had this idea. I counted at least 3 other views of the Tribute in light. Good job all. For those not from around here, this is a one night light show which commemorates the loss we all sustained on 9/11. It can be seen over 20 miles away. The lights were placed in a different spot this year about 1/4 mile south of where the Twin Towers originally stood.

From the angle I took this shot the towers would have fallen right in front of the Statue of Liberty not so far to the right.

Be well all and thank you again for the votes and comments.

Michael


Message edited by author 2005-09-21 12:21:16.

Tribute in Light
by MPRPRO

Comment by liah:
nice perspective and cool idea nice lighting

Tribute in Light
by MPRPRO

Comment by Bear_Music:
Strong example of compressed perspective. little blocked up in the darks for my tsates, but a powerful image.

Tribute in Light
by MPRPRO

Comment by Chippie19:
beautiful shot!

ICUCingMe
by MPRPRO

Comment by Ennil:
Was this taken from the Pepsi Cola sign? Ah I miss New York and this picture kind of makes me miss it a lot more. I love the composition, the beautiful background the doubts (That are on every guy's mind whom a camera is pointed towards) yet the lighting really seems unatural, not at all flashy, looks like a copy and paste :-/ I'm not sure but it's still a great pic.

ICUCingMe
by MPRPRO

Comment by SandyP:
Very cool night shot! I love the brown, sepia like colors of your city in the background. I love night shots!

Tribute in Light
by MPRPRO

Comment by aquarian11:
I enjoy the positive 'light' you put on its deeper meaning. It made me feel hopeful about the message will will continualllylearn and build from the Twin Towers being missing in those two spots. Since the lights are only lit one evening a year, you sure were at the right place at the right time with the right camera and the right tripod and and and.! Beautiful.

ICUCingMe
by MPRPRO

Comment by Tammer:
I like the camera looking back at me and the crispness of the foreground. It doesn't necessarily portray conspiracy for me, but I do like the overall photo.

ICUCingMe
by MPRPRO

Comment by JayWalk:
Great detail and crispness in this shot on the subject. Background and tones really add to the overall feel. I like this one a lot... one of my higher ranked pics.

ICUCingMe
by MPRPRO

Comment by Rikki:
Great city shot. I'm not too thrilled about the guardrails in the background. probably a tighter crop would have made this image really effective.