Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

[Matt Molnar]

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[PhilDernerJr]

Matt, simply beautiful shots. Really good work.

[T-Bird76]

Matt those are really nice shots. :borat:

[MarkLawrence]

Awesome shots Matt!!

[Derf]

Those were amazing. I have wanted to do that very thing for years! Every image told a story and was Fantasticly done. That is one hell of a set there. Thanks for sharing

[moose135]

Terrific photos, Matt! I haven't been to the Statue since I was a kid, and have never been to Ellis, so it's great to see your shots. It's definitely on my "must get to" list.

[Matt Molnar]

Thanks, guys. I had been to the Statue before but never to Ellis Island...I'd been wanting to go for awhile but kept putting it off, hoping for a day when the city isn't overrun with tourists but with nice weather. Finally, some friends from out of town were visiting last week and wanted to go so I ventured out...had the weather part (well, it was cold as balls but not a cloud in the sky) but there were still a good number of tourists around. It wasn't so bad though, only frustrating part was waiting on a 25 minute security line despite having a ferry "reservation" with a specific time.

Anyway, I have to say it was by far the most compelling museum I've ever been to, I guess because it is something my family experienced. Unless your ancestors are famous artists or astronauts or dinosuars, there aren't many museums that have that sort of connection. We were there for a solid couple of hours and only left because we were getting tired, but I would like to go back some day and see more. I was surprised to see a good number of visitors who likely had no connection to Ellis Island...Indian teenagers and middle-aged Japanese-speaking folks.