Up at sunrise for this one. The image is a composite of two tonemapped images, one exposed for the sea and one for the sky then used layer masks to blend together. This allowed the me to control the sense of motion. My previous post included a picture from the same set.
Explore #212
Cape May, NJ
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SS Atlantus - Cape May Point, NJ
Here is another shot of the sunken cement ship "Atlantus" from our first night in Cape May. This was the night that we had a lot of smoke in the air from the North Carolina fires.
View On Black
S. S. Atlantus
The S. S. Atlantus is probably the most famous concrete ship. She was built by the Liberty Ship Building Company in Brunswick, Georgia and launched on December 5, 1918 and was the second concrete ship constructed in the World War I Emergency Fleet.
The war had ended a month earlier, but the Atlantus was used to transport American troops back home from Europe and also to transport coal in New England. In 1920, the ship was retired to a salvage yard in Virginia.
In 1926, the Atlantus was purchased by Colonel Jesse Rosenfeld to be used as ferry dock in Cape May, New Jersey for a proposed ferry between Cape May and Cape Henlopen, DE.
In March 1926, the groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the construction of the ferry dock. The Atlantus was repaired and towed to Cape May. On June 8th, a storm hit and the ship broke free of her moorings and ran aground 150 feet off the coast of Sunset Beach. Several attempts were made to free the ship, but none were successful.
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Appropriate litter
Atlantic City, NJ
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Water Strike
Lightning struck the water. It was loud as fuhhh
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Lakes
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Hibiscus 2
My backyard
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I would like to dedicate this photograph to Edward DeSimone; my neighbor ( and one of many victims I know) who was murdered in the world trade center attacks. He left his two children behind him and his wife. Ed was a truly amazing man, and i can see so much of him in his children.
this is a memorial in his honor.
This was written by Gloria:
"Gloria
I grew up and played with Eddie as a child. I lived just around the corner from him. I wrote this about him a while ago. Today being the anniversary seems appropriate to share it.
Edward DeSimone III
We shared moments in the sun
Laughter, wrestling, childhood fun
Never asking how much time we had
Never believing we’d ever be sad
That is what children feel
That pain and tears are not quite real
I found out though that life has pain
Because my childhood friend will not play again
On 9-11 his life came to an end
Taking from this earth my childhood friend
Although as we grew up we did lose touch
Wrestling as children though our joy held much
Just being innocent without care
Now I pray for his family’s despair
He left behind children and a wife
So young to say goodbye to life
I will remember him when I pray
When I reflect at the end of my day
If not understanding the loss of life
Then growing stronger from the strife
To hold his memory close and dear
By growing strong and not showing fear
The flag that flies in terrorism’s way
Remembers every soul lost on 9-11 day
Gloria-9/11/2004"
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