NYC - 9/11 Tribute In Lights

moose135

Once again I went in to shoot the 9/11 Tribute in Lights in lower Manhattan. Unfortunately, we had pretty lousy conditions last night. I was at Liberty State Park, across the river in New Jersey, and we had light rain, fog and low clouds all evening. I started out with the camera in a plastic bag with just the front of the lens poking out. Eventually the rain mostly stopped, but the clouds never lifted. Despite the conditions, there were 30 or so people at the north end of the park, and another dozen or so at the south end to see and/or photograph the lights.







Here are my galleries from the past few years:
http://moose135.smugmug.com/New-York-City/September-11-Memorial

promoguy

See that haze. It's those that lost their lives (murdered) saying thank you for remembering.

rwells

Thanks Moose,

I've not forgotten...

embender

Powerful.

CoryUT

Good shots but change that watermark! I find it too intrusive.

moose135

Thanks everyone! At first I was disappointed by the weather, but after seeing the shots (and drying off and getting some sleep) I really do like how they look.

CoryUT wrote:

Good shots but change that watermark! I find it too intrusive.

Done...I was processing these at 2am, and just grabbed my default, but you were right.

boblu262

Thanks for these images.


Never forget. RIP.

Darren Troy C

That last one is simply a stunner!

rle5

Beautiful!
Just wanted to say that I love the contrast between the blue lights and the yellow city lights in the first shot!

These are all stunning! Great work!

One a side note though, how do you keep your equipment dry when shooting in damp conditions? Just an umbrella? It rains a fair bit where I live and it is always a worry of mine. I would appreciate some tips!

Steelydan

Great images, I think number one is unusual as the beams of light ,just stop suddenly. Unlike they would on a normal good September weather.

Thanks for sharing, still remembering

Awais Yaqub

Great job !
Thanks for sharing

Dogdots

Beautiful Moose

PhotoUnit

Hey Moose.....
It's Bill, I was speaking with you at LSP....... Nice shots and it was great to meet you..... Hopefully next year, things will be better... Here's one I was able to get before the rain returned....... The rest are here: http://fdphotounit.com/Journalism/91109/9610146_fcqqg/1/647406172_rT8SU

redleash

Outstanding shots, Moose--beautiful memorials you have created with your shots!

Lauren

schmoo

Thank you for sharing these with us! Just breathtaking and I honestly do not think the weather was working against you for these. The low clouds add so much drama to the lights, it's perfect.

Gatornole

promoguy wrote:

See that haze. It's those that lost their lives (murdered) saying thank you for remembering.

AMEN!

moose135

Thanks folks, I appreciate your comments.

Bill, it was a pleasure meeting you at LSP - I checked your web site over the weekend, and was pleasantly surprised to find you were a fellow SmugMugger! I really like your photos as well, and nice work on the FD galleries.

rle5 wrote:

One a side note though, how do you keep your equipment dry when shooting in damp conditions? Just an umbrella? It rains a fair bit where I live and it is always a worry of mine. I would appreciate some tips!

When I first got there, around sunset (not that you could tell...) we had a steady light drizzle. I had the camera on a tripod, and used a plastic supermarket bag to cover it - I placed the bag over the camera, with the opening at the rear. I poked a hole for the lens, using a rubber band to hold the bag tight around the end of the lens. I could access the camera controls and check the LCD through the open end of the bag, but kept it wrapped together to keep the rain out after making adjustments. I used a cloth to wipe the lens between shots.

Milan

Truly amazing!

dlplumer

Gorgeous.