Tribute in Light Night
More than any other memorial, I think the Tribute in Light is the most profound and accessible. It is visible by the many millions who grew up with those towers, as I did, and is most reminiscent of their form and scale. I hope they continue this tradition for a long time.
Tribute in Light at the sticks in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Tribute in Light from the Brooklyn Heights Esplanade.
The Tribute in Light memorial stretching to space.
Photographers Crowd at the Sticks
It’s not easy being a photographer in New York City, even for a hobbyist like me. The sticks are the rotting pier supports that offer a great foreground subject when taking the Lower Manhattan skyline from Brooklyn Bridge Park. They are normally a little busy, but on 9/11, it’s absolutely mobbed.
Photographers at the sticks shooting the Tribute in Light.
The Sticks
I like the sticks as abstract subjects, with the reflected light from Manhattan. One of these is red, the other more blue because an illuminated pier across the river changes colors.
The sticks with Manhattan light reflecting on the water.
The sticks with Manhattan light reflecting a red sign.
Brooklyn Bridge
A 20-second exposure of the bridge at ƒ/9. I wanted to get the glassy water along with a balanced light.
Brooklyn Bridge at night.