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This is my submission to the "Liberty" contest over on

This is a 7 shot HDR image created in Photoshop CS5 using the HDR Pro feature. I tried Photomatix, but it didnt cut it for this project

Please allow me to explain some things.

The subject of this picture is my lucky pocket coin. Its a 1986, 100 Franc, 60% silver, commemorative Piedfort. It commemorates the 100th anniversary of France building and giving the USA the statue of liberty.

I carry this coin on my person at all times. It is a very special bit of metal. I Love America. I am proud of it, However I am not proud of the distasteful things we have done, or the people who lead us. I am not proud of America for any of the people who live here or any of the stereotype that defines us. I am proud of The land, the history and the forefathers. I am proud of our origins. This coin never lets me forget the real America and the history behind it. We are not an island, but a bit of something greater. But most of all, it reminds me how we are slowly drifting away from the world, our allies in humanity, and liberty itself.

"Life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness" adorns the pages of our declaration of independence. Independence was the reason for the founding of these The United States: For the people to govern themselves. America may no longer represent liberty as it used to, but this coin represents Americas past, which IS liberty.

Thanks for your time! I hope you actually read all that

Description
This is my submission to the "Liberty" contest over on

This is a 7 shot HDR image created in Photoshop CS5 using the HDR Pro feature. I tried Photomatix, but it didnt cut it for this project

Please allow me to explain some things.

The subject of this picture is my lucky pocket coin. Its a 1986, 100 Franc, 60% silver, commemorative Piedfort. It commemorates the 100th anniversary of France building and giving the USA the statue of liberty.

I carry this coin on my person at all times. It is a very special bit of metal. I Love America. I am proud of it, However I am not proud of the distasteful things we have done, or the people who lead us. I am not proud of America for any of the people who live here or any of the stereotype that defines us. I am proud of The land, the history and the forefathers. I am proud of our origins. This coin never lets me forget the real America and the history behind it. We are not an island, but a bit of something greater. But most of all, it reminds me how we are slowly drifting away from the world, our allies in humanity, and liberty itself.

"Life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness" adorns the pages of our declaration of independence. Independence was the reason for the founding of these The United States: For the people to govern themselves. America may no longer represent liberty as it used to, but this coin represents Americas past, which IS liberty.

Thanks for your time! I hope you actually read all that