Here is a roof top that does not exist anymore. I recently found this picture among some others and it did kind of hurt. This was the roof of the World Trade Center before 9/11. This was definitely a windless day and it must have been late morning according to the position of the shadows. The light is amazingly unreal and it looks like a science fiction movie set, apart from the aloofness of the people which gives the feeling of a relaxed moment, totally the opposite of the strange structures that suggest a threatening situation. I do not remember which lens I had put on the Nikon. It could well be a 50 mm, as I can't see any distorsion on the edge of the frame. What disturbs me most is of course the fact that nobody will ever see such a scene anymore. I know, it is the essence of photography to catch a brief slice of time forever and that is what makes every photograph so mysterious, but here, the feeling is enhanced by the fact that it looks like it was taken yesterday but it was 35 years ago. And in the meantime a horrendous event wiped the place out…