137 Years of Liberty Enlightening The World
Today is the 137th anniversary of the dedication and unveiling of The Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable symbols of American culture. She is, of course, a personification of the Libertas, the Roman Goddess of liberty and freedom and all the usual patriotic themes that are the hallmarks of an American worldview. That being said, her symbolism and her deeper meanings as a symbol of inclusion and immigration are what truly undergird her as a hallmark of American culture.
Fatefully, she is an immigrant herself- conceived and built in France and given to America as a gift, her creator, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi deemed her as tacit sign that enlightenment and liberty had a home in America. Additionally- she was built next to Ellis Island: the gateway to America for scores of European immigrants pouring into the country during the turn of the last century. Liberty soon became a sign of welcome, a symbol for the oppressed, and a wide marker of acceptance for all into the greater American culture. Therefore, she is a perfect symbol of American culture at its best- one of immigrants, acceptance, and freedom.
- This is a composite shot of Independence Day fireworks, merged with a shot of The Statue of Liberty to simulate what a ‘true to eye’ firework experience is at the Statue of Liberty, when the shells are launched around Manhattan. The fireworks are shot on on a 70-300mm lens at ISO 500, f12, 5 second exposures merged with a single shot of the statue at 1/100, f22.
- In New York City, you are on Munsee Lenape land.
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"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
137 Years of Liberty Enlightening The World
Today is the 137th anniversary of the dedication and unveiling of The Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable symbols of American culture. She is, of course, a personification of the Libertas, the Roman Goddess of liberty and freedom and all the usual patriotic themes that are the hallmarks of an American worldview. That being said, her symbolism and her deeper meanings as a symbol of inclusion and immigration are what truly undergird her as a hallmark of American culture.
Fatefully, she is an immigrant herself- conceived and built in France and given to America as a gift, her creator, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi deemed her as tacit sign that enlightenment and liberty had a home in America. Additionally- she was built next to Ellis Island: the gateway to America for scores of European immigrants pouring into the country during the turn of the last century. Liberty soon became a sign of welcome, a symbol for the oppressed, and a wide marker of acceptance for all into the greater American culture. Therefore, she is a perfect symbol of American culture at its best- one of immigrants, acceptance, and freedom.
- This is a composite shot of Independence Day fireworks, merged with a shot of The Statue of Liberty to simulate what a ‘true to eye’ firework experience is at the Statue of Liberty, when the shells are launched around Manhattan. The fireworks are shot on on a 70-300mm lens at ISO 500, f12, 5 second exposures merged with a single shot of the statue at 1/100, f22.
- In New York City, you are on Munsee Lenape land.
#Statueofliberty #findyourpark #statueoflibertynationalmonument #ellisisland #ellisislandmuseum #newyork #thestatueofliberty #nyc #nyphotographer #newyorkinstagram #ignyc #FindYourPark @usinterior @nationalparkservice #usinterior #experienceyouramerica : : #nationalparkgeek @nationalparkgeek @national_park_photographer #bestoftheusa_nationalparks @bestoftheusa_nationalparks #bestofthe_usa #national_park_photography #nationalpark #iflnps #travel #travelwithmoon #nationalparkservice #longexposure_shots #yes_busa
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"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"