Liberated

There are many different ways to "see" the Statue of Liberty in NYC

Sticking with the current theme once again, here's another shot of the Statue of Liberty, this one straight off a tour bus, which nevertheless will get you there eventually - after a boat ride, of course, and my guess is that it will cost you extra, but I really don't know for sure.

Framed

Distant Statue of Liberty, seen through a window on the Staten Island Ferry on a hazy day

Since I am at it, I thought a shot of "the real thing" might be in order. Despite the fact of having lived in or near NYC for more than 17 years and having taken many many photographs, it just recently occurred to me that I have very few shots of all the classic landmark buildings and locations. Yet, the typical tourist shots bore me and therefore mine always come out a little different. In this case, I was actually much more enamored with the turquoise worn out window frames.

Meltdown

Statue head coming down at NY Metro Balloon Festival

As much as I don't want to mix photography and politics, my fingers are itching to photoshop this picture and mark the handler's t-shirts with the very key words which brought on the economic and political downfall the US is in the process of experiencing. Which words should be printed on those shirts? As I said, I don't like to mix politics and photographs, and therefore I'll leave it up to everybody's opinion and/or imagination...