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Eagle Rock Reservation, Nightfall, 9/11/06

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

memorialnight.jpg

Photo by Mahmoud Sami

Posted by Liz George on September 12, 2006 6:34 PM
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Comments (34)

Wow! Stunning. Breath taking. Painful

Posted by Montclair Mommy | September 12, 2006 7:21 PM
 

Yes...wow...you captured an amazing image Mahmoud

wayne robbins

Posted by wayne robbins | September 12, 2006 8:37 PM
 

What a haunting yet beautiful image. It is as if the heavens are opening, letting the light reach those who died.

Posted by caris | September 12, 2006 8:44 PM
 

Beautiful. Poignant. Sad.

Posted by Karen | September 12, 2006 9:12 PM
 

Beautiful. Poignant. Sad.

Posted by Karen | September 12, 2006 9:12 PM
 

Beautiful. Poignant. Sad.

Posted by Karen | September 12, 2006 9:12 PM
 

Beautiful. Poignant. Sad.

Posted by Karen | September 12, 2006 9:12 PM
 

Looks like an elevator to heaven.

I suppose one reason that I have not been personally caught up in the 9/11 memorial-mania is because the gaping hole in the NYC skyline is a daily stark reminder of our loss, as those twin beams of light so vividly remind us.

Posted by Pork Roll | September 12, 2006 9:22 PM
 

Is it possible for the photogrpaher to post a digital copy of this picture for us to download?

Posted by copy of this possible | September 12, 2006 9:45 PM
 

I would also appreciate a copy. It's an excellent image. I'd add a mirror on my server if that helps.

Posted by Jon Bonesteel | September 12, 2006 9:55 PM
 

Is it possible for the photogrpaher to post a digital copy of this picture for us to download?

Right cick on the picture. Select Save Image As. Save to whatever folder you want. It will be saved as a JPEG file

Posted by Bitpusher | September 12, 2006 9:56 PM
 

Yes, but with crappy resolution. To print a quality image you need a bigger file.

Posted by Raindog | September 12, 2006 10:00 PM
 

very nicely done.

Posted by pontificant | September 12, 2006 10:03 PM
 

I too have avoided the folderol over 9/11. It seemed too painfully evident in the blueness of the sky and the terrible beauty of the weather and also of this particular image. We have that light seared into our brains without need of reminders.

Posted by Deirdre | September 12, 2006 10:07 PM
 

Would love a 1680x1050 image for my desktop background.

Posted by Jim | September 13, 2006 8:18 AM
 

I, too, would love a high resolution copy of this photo if possible. Just got a new photo printer and this is the perfect time to use it.

Posted by Erin | September 13, 2006 8:58 AM
 

A gorgeous image. More dignified than any other memorial I've seen.

Posted by Newarker | September 13, 2006 9:11 AM
 

For once, I am speechless.

Bravo!

Posted by Steve from Yellowstone | September 13, 2006 9:25 AM
 

Wow! Nice job. Whould love to have that in his res.

Posted by BigBob | September 13, 2006 9:32 AM
 

What a moving, beautiful picture. How can we get portraits ??

Posted by anon | September 13, 2006 10:46 AM
 

In my back yard a blue beam
streaks to the sky
and ends at a glowing star
The light starts below the tree line
somewhere distant and fades away
swallowed by the summer night sky ...
something
stirs us to look up again
between the neighbors trees
and we see again that light
twelve miles away
lighting someone else's way
from here to eternity ...

Posted by Tonoose | September 13, 2006 12:30 PM
 

Thanks for your kudos. It would be my pleasure to provide a hi-res copy of the image for your personal use. If you would like to post it on a web-site, pls let me know where; attribution would be appreciated. I will post a link here this evening to the image on my web-site.

Posted by mahmoud sami | September 13, 2006 2:32 PM
 

Mahmoud,
What an extraordinary photograph. You have captured so much more than the mere image.

Posted by Jo Ann Joseph | September 13, 2006 6:04 PM
 

Yes, beautiful photo.

I saw that same striking view at what must have been close to the same time from 35 miles away, on Rt. 17 up in Mahway or Ramsey, wherever it is that you get that remarkable skyline view from a hill crest. The sky above & ahead of me was clear at that point, but those clouds had moved in over NYC, grabbing and diffusing the beams from the Towers Of Light.

Earlier, when I was 40 miles away and just coming off the Thruway, the clouds weren't there yet and you could see the light beams shooting all the way up into the sky. Awesome.

Posted by crank | September 13, 2006 6:47 PM
 

This link will give you downloadable 1)images for 8x10 prints at 300 dpi and 2)screen resolution.

http://www.studiosami.com/download/

Posted by mahmoud sami | September 13, 2006 9:43 PM
 

This link will give you downloadable 1)images for 8x10 prints at 300 dpi and 2)screen resolution. Please do not hot link to these file.

http://www.studiosami.com/download/

Posted by mahmoud sami | September 13, 2006 9:44 PM
 

thank you!

Posted by BigBob | September 13, 2006 10:00 PM
 

THANK YOU !!

Posted by anon | September 13, 2006 10:14 PM
 

Thank you, Mr. Sami! You might consider changing the name of the file to something like 9-11-2006 photo by Mahmoud Sami.jpeg, because that will increase the chance that you receive continuing credit.

Posted by appletony | September 13, 2006 10:46 PM
 

What a picture - just beautiful and heartbreaking all at the same time...

Posted by girl | September 14, 2006 10:44 AM
 

Thanks - that is awesome - it is now my PC desktop. To me it feels like a beautiful statement that we are enduring, better and stronger that the gutless creeps masquerading as humans (and their pathetic ideology) who hijacked the planes.

Posted by Anonymous | September 14, 2006 10:45 AM
 

My sister sent this to me a while ago:

Go to www.bermani.com. Select 'powerpoint' on the left-hand column.

Scroll down among the selections to 'Twin Beams of Light.'

It's a powerpoint display of various views 6mos after 9/11.

I found it quite beautiful and moving.

Thank you, Mr. Sami for your stunning photo. I have made it my desktop background, and everyone who sees it wants a copy.

Posted by Inquiring Minds | September 14, 2006 10:46 AM
 

Mahmoud, everyone I have sent this to over email appreciates this breathtaking photo...Thanks!

Posted by Mimosa | September 14, 2006 8:15 PM
 

Thank you, Mr. Sami, for making this beautiful picture available to us. I added it to my photo library and use it on my desktop. Thank you so much.

Posted by Sylvia | September 15, 2006 9:37 AM
 








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