Manhattan Memorial Lights

    2007. View of the 9/11 memorial lights from Jersey City. It poured rain earlier that day so there was a lot of humidity and misty clouds in the sky.

    * photo re-edited in 2011.

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      .Edan, bryan lowe, noamgalai, gmckay13, and 307 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. wellingtondany (57 months ago | reply)

      Great shot Beau- those lights must be unbelievably strong!

    3. addadada (57 months ago | reply)

      wow...incredible...great shot

    4. bryan lowe (57 months ago | reply)

      Incredible shot Beau

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    5. Aunt Teena (57 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful shot. Really.

    6. emirated (57 months ago | reply)

      Lovely photo

    7. Andy Sheridan (57 months ago | reply)

      Really great memorial...stunning looking.
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    8. andy andrews (57 months ago | reply)

      Very moving. Nice capture.

    9. JLB '68 (57 months ago | reply)

      Good shot. A wonderful, inspiring sight.

    10. <3~Kristin~<3 (57 months ago | reply)

      Touching and beautiful!

    11. Alfredo11 (57 months ago | reply)

      The World Through My Eyes

    12. Wouter van Wijngaarden (57 months ago | reply)

      Great shot !
      Impressive imposing memorial !
      My favourite !

    13. MXV (57 months ago | reply)

      That is really cool!

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    14. Don Gru (57 months ago | reply)

      beautifully captured!

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    15. Jule_Berlin (57 months ago | reply)

      great night shot

      Viewed in Eye Candy!

    16. PhotoLab507 (57 months ago | reply)

      Spectactular

    17. Jana (ugobananas) (57 months ago | reply)

      great shot

    18. onwatersedge (57 months ago | reply)

      amazing. i'm sure this was a difficult shot, but you nailed it. congrats.

    19. -Kerryn- (57 months ago | reply)

      This shot deserves to be on the cover of a magazine..

    20. jodes i am (57 months ago | reply)

      Stunning Beau

    21. Gomez Addams (57 months ago | reply)

      WellingtonAndy: they are indeed. The memorials use 88 xenon arc lamps, 7,000 watts each. Assuming 8 hours of darkness, that's about 5,000 kw-hr's a night, or about $800 a night if the commercial rate in NYC is around $0.15/kw-hr.

    22. Gomez Addams (57 months ago | reply)

      PS: what -Kerryn- said.

    23. absolutwade (57 months ago | reply)

      Thank you everyone for the very nice comments! :)
      I would have expressed my appreciation sooner but I have had the kiddo here in NYC and we've been keeping pretty busy.

    24. feizte1 (57 months ago | reply)

      beautiful!

    25. kahatch (52 months ago | reply)

      My heart is here.

    26. mm.victorhugo [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)

      incrivel

    27. www.urbanreinventors.net (49 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Urban Reinventors Image Archive, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    28. jaybird1973 (48 months ago | reply)

      Amazing image!

    29. absolutwade (48 months ago | reply)

      thank you again for the kind comments!

    30. ~ Krissy's Robbie ~ (48 months ago | reply)

      *HAPPY 4 TH OF JULY*
      Please add this photo....

      9/11 NY & the world

    31. Fammi ridere di gusto (47 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful pic :)

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      Brilliant...... !

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    35. kndynt2099 (45 months ago | reply)

      Awesome!

    36. katiewilliamspics (45 months ago | reply)

      Incredible shot, I needed a reminder of the 9/11 disaster and I find this beautiful shot in memorium. Thank you it's beautiful.

    37. frikert (45 months ago | reply)

      Probably the greatest shot I've seen of the lights! Simply breathtaking!

    38. absolutwade (45 months ago | reply)

      Thank you everyone. I will be taking new photos tonight of the 7th year of lights. This time as seen from Brooklyn and the bridge.

    39. peur de mélancolie (45 months ago | reply)

      linda foto

    40. adirondaksmay [deleted] (45 months ago | reply)

      I pray today for the departed souls on that day!

      www.mayburma.com

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    42. jamal0883 (44 months ago | reply)

      thats amazing!

    43. what_IF? (44 months ago | reply)

      you can't stop new york city!

    44. Neon Ibis (44 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic. I love the varying intensity in the light.

      We'll never forget.

    45. Liesl Marelli (43 months ago | reply)

    46. SoooSteezy (43 months ago | reply)

      Thats a beautiful shot.

      Thank you to all the soilders fighting over seas for us.

      9/11 Never Forget

    47. Scarlet alias -photo.north- (42 months ago | reply)

      Excellent capture!

    48. the saviours (41 months ago | reply)

      are they always lit like that?

    49. absolutwade (41 months ago | reply)

      No, only on the anniversary date.

    50. JC Maldonado (41 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called I♥NY®, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    51. Dead End Girl (41 months ago | reply)

      So stunning, absolutely amazing.

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