September 2013

(Sep 12) The touchstone of the year for me, has turned out to be whether or not I got into the city to photograph the Tribute in Light with the ubercamera. This isn’t the first trip the camera has made for this purpose, but the weather was uncooperative last time. I would have considered this a failure to execute, had I not made it in, or if I’d returned with the same photos as before.

It is a poor substitute for what was lost. It isn’t really even as tall as the old One World Trade Center was, but it lacks the gravity of the Twins, and pretends to be much taller than the Twins were. Sadly, New York’s new signature building is a poseur.

Reminders of the true giants that stood in the neighborhood.

Viza is right, the effect wears off over time. For me it’s the point of doing it, more than seeing it.

Odds are, I’ll never be walking around in this specific location again.

The symbol of our era of decline. Less than half of what there used to be where you can see it, everything else close to ground.

Once we reached for the sun,

Now,

We just fake it.