On Assignment as a freelance photographer on 1/17/09 I covered the Recovery of US Airways Flight 1549 which crashed into the Hudson River New York City on 1-15-09 * Long But Interesting Story Below *
I spent Saturday 1/17/09 in Battery Park NY City covering & documenting the recovery of U.S. Airways Flight 1549. It was VERY cold at 2'F when the day started and ended for me at 5pm where it was 11' so it warmed up fairly good don't ya think ? This gallery contains the images I shot during the 12 hours I spent there waiting for them to lift the plane up out of the water. That didn't happen until 12am MIDNIGHT so I didn't get the shots I wanted but I did get some good one's of the plane in the water & surrounding area during the 'MAGIC' hours of sunrise.
** For the FULL STORY on my day please READ MY BLOG ENTRY HERE posted on 1/18/09.
Thanks & Enjoy the images,
Bill
Image taken of my car dash computer reading 2'F while I packed my gear into my car 4 hours before I left for NY City for this shoot - Needless to say, It was COLD ! Temperatures during the day never made it above 8'F in the sun but with the wind it always felt near ZERO. I spent 13.5 hours at the crash/recovery site waiting for the plane to be raised out of the Hudson River but due to a large amount of Ice Flow gathering against the shore, pilings and inside the plane they would not be able to start the recovery until midnight and I just couldn't make it that long.
But I still managed to gain access to all areas of the site & get some great shots of the plane in the water mostly because of the generous & professional courtesy the fantastic NYPD Officers gave me as a retired police officer without press credentials for this job since I was working freelance this day. So I'd like to Thank all those wonderful officers who allowed me free access to the area to allow me to do my job and all the great company they provided me for 13 hours. I've dealt with a lot of police agencies from all over the world during my 16 year law enforcement career before I retired injured and I must say they are the most professional bunch of officers I have had the pleasure to deal with. Thanks Guys & Stay safe out there !!
But I still managed to gain access to all areas of the site & get some great shots of the plane in the water mostly because of the generous & professional courtesy the fantastic NYPD Officers gave me as a retired police officer without press credentials for this job since I was working freelance this day. So I'd like to Thank all those wonderful officers who allowed me free access to the area to allow me to do my job and all the great company they provided me for 13 hours. I've dealt with a lot of police agencies from all over the world during my 16 year law enforcement career before I retired injured and I must say they are the most professional bunch of officers I have had the pleasure to deal with. Thanks Guys & Stay safe out there !!
Image taken of my car dash computer reading 2'F while I packed my gear into my car 4 hours before I left for NY City for this shoot - Needless to say, It was COLD ! Temperatures during the day never made it above 8'F in the sun but with the wind it always felt near ZERO. I spent 13.5 hours at the crash/recovery site waiting for the plane to be raised out of the Hudson River but due to a large amount of Ice Flow gathering against the shore, pilings and inside the plane they would not be able to start the recovery until midnight and I just couldn't make it that long.
But I still managed to gain access to all areas of the site & get some great shots of the plane in the water mostly because of the generous & professional courtesy the fantastic NYPD Officers gave me as a retired police officer without press credentials for this job since I was working freelance this day. So I'd like to Thank all those wonderful officers who allowed me free access to the area to allow me to do my job and all the great company they provided me for 13 hours. I've dealt with a lot of police agencies from all over the world during my 16 year law enforcement career before I retired injured and I must say they are the most professional bunch of officers I have had the pleasure to deal with. Thanks Guys & Stay safe out there !!
But I still managed to gain access to all areas of the site & get some great shots of the plane in the water mostly because of the generous & professional courtesy the fantastic NYPD Officers gave me as a retired police officer without press credentials for this job since I was working freelance this day. So I'd like to Thank all those wonderful officers who allowed me free access to the area to allow me to do my job and all the great company they provided me for 13 hours. I've dealt with a lot of police agencies from all over the world during my 16 year law enforcement career before I retired injured and I must say they are the most professional bunch of officers I have had the pleasure to deal with. Thanks Guys & Stay safe out there !!
