Up on the Roof
This past July 4th, Macy’s once again lit up the sky over the Hudson River with a spectacular fireworks display. With more than 40,000 shells exploding at a rate of more than 1,500 per minute, this pyrotechnic extravaganza was simply breathtaking. As we did last year, MSLO invited our employees and their families to the rooftop of our office building at the Starrett Lehigh building overlooking the mighty Hudson River.
Angus Chen, Executive Support Analyst and a ten-year veteran of MSLO, brought his wife Natalie to the celebration. They are both avid photographers and each was equipped with their own Canon 40D. I thank them for sharing their images. Please enjoy these photos that capture the spirit of a most patriotic event.
1 This glowing sunset on the Hudson River was a perfect lead in for the fireworks.
2 A New York City Fire Department fire boat water show
3 There were many, many boats on the river - great seats!
4 Employee Levi, his wife Susan, and their son Leon
5 Employee Mitch and his partner Alberto
6 Employee Dan's son Lucas
7 Employee Mitch's friends Werner and Jennifer
8 Employee Neil
9 Employee Dan's wife Lia and Son Lucas
10 Employee Stephanie
11 Macy's Fireworks barge getting into position
12 And the show began!
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20 The letters M and A in Macy's barge went out!
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Nothing more american than some GREAT fireworks on the Fourth of July! What an amazing view!
http://www.meandmartha.net
Thanks to your friends and you for posting some great pictures!
Dan Viger
Hollis center, Maine.
Hollis 5 Corners
Posted by: Dan Viger | July 12th, 2010 at 12:11 am
What spectacular photos! Such a meaningful and patriotic holiday. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Lisa { AuthenticSuburbanGourmet } | July 12th, 2010 at 1:51 am
That's a lot of fireworks! No wonder it looks so amazing and New York is lucky to have Macys to provide these displays and various parades during the year. I hope you and all my American friends had a peaceful and enjoyable July 4th.
Posted by: Christian / @vfbr2001 | July 12th, 2010 at 2:14 am
I am amazed at how some of those fireworks look like flowers from your garden. Spectacular. Great photos.
Posted by: Karen Tracy | July 12th, 2010 at 9:04 am
Thanks Angus and Natalie for the great pictures. The colors were fantastic and it looks like everyone was having a great time, especially Lucas and Leon. What an ideal spot up on the roof! Trish
Posted by: Trish | July 12th, 2010 at 10:08 am
Stunning!
Posted by: Wendy | July 12th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Hi Martha, Thank you Angus and Natalie for a fantastic set of photos of the Macy's 4th of July spectacular! I think this is the same show that I saw on TV on the 4th of July! Sure loved the photos of the employees and their cute kids! It sure would have been fun to be there on the roof to watch that delightful display! Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | July 12th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
These pictures are amazing. It's just awesome on what they can do with fireworks these days. Some of these look like flowers, others look like palm trees. Whomever took these took some really great shots. Thanks Martha.
Posted by: Lori B. | July 12th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
My son, Tom Borgese - a Martha Stewart employee - invited me to this festive occasion. Thank you so much, Martha, for this unforgettable privilege of being there. The photographs capture the experience beautifully. Everyone there looked so happy, and the sunset really enhanced the setting.
Posted by: marjorie Borgese | July 12th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Amazing photos of amazing fireworks. They seemed quite different than the usual amazing fireworks. I bet they took your breath away.
Beth A
Posted by: Beth A | July 12th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
Beautiful! The colors are spectacular, the view is incredible -- who would want to miss such a show?
Posted by: Eliza B. | July 12th, 2010 at 11:20 pm
Thanks Martha, Angus and Natalie for sharing these photos of the Macy fireworks. God Bless America and MSLO for helping us each day with Living! May our country be better for all of our caring, concern and contributions this year.
Posted by: E. Teresa Touey | July 13th, 2010 at 7:24 am
For next 4th of July have food designed to look like some of the fab fireworks pictures you show in this blog. I bet the food would look great and taste even better. Thanks Martha.
Posted by: http://twitter.com/Geotravel | July 14th, 2010 at 12:34 am
I love the 4th of July and beautiful fireworks closes a wonderful day. Thank your friends for sharing these photo's.
Posted by: Libbygirl | July 14th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
Martha, I was there with Dani, we had a fabulous time! Thanks so much for opening the roof and having us. I blogged about our night, it was one to remember for sure... Angus's photos are great.
http://liveloveteachart.blogspot.com/2010/07/happy-birthday-america.html
Tamara
Posted by: Tamara | July 14th, 2010 at 6:18 pm