One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present…

- Golda Meir.

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I started my professional career in NYC, lived, and worked there for a while until I moved to the west coast. While I was a resident of NYC, I lived in Brooklyn in quite an unsavory part of the town. It was a bit depressing, but the little reward was the easy access to the coast from where you could get a great albeit distant view of the Manhattan island and Jersey city. On my last year there, as September 11th rolled around, there was news that it was the last time they would do the tribute in light ceremony in memory of the WTC attacks.

There are quite a few monuments in NYC and surrounding boroughs that are created in memory of the attacks. I felt the tribute in light was the most intense and heart touching. I thought it would be a good idea to get the shot of the tribute. I knew that the view from my local park was not enough, so I spend a bit of time researching the best possible spots in Brooklyn that will provide me with a view of lower Manhattan and the lights. Then I had to learn about how to capture the light beam in its full intensity. Thankfully both learning tasks were relatively easy. I was surprised by how few people were there, but watching the lights come on was such an intense and beautiful moment.

Taken in: United States / New York / Fulton Ferry (show map)

Taken on: September 11, 2012

Tags:

New York

Architecture

Day trips

Places

Brooklyn

Skyline

Subject

Lower Manhattan

Tribute in Light

NYC

City

Brooklyn Bridge Park

East River

Pier

Coast

Night

9/11

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Sets appears in: • The Empire State!! • Cityscapes

Camera: Nikon D7000, f/8.0, 15 sec, 24mm (=36mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7000
Lens:	12.0-24.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	15
Focal Length:	24mm (35mm equivalent: 36mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Portrait
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 9.7 (Windows)
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