Cloud of Iron -Photos of What Is In Our Skies - NYC
Memorial Day was created three years after the Civil War as a way to help bring the Nation together. Interestingly, a number of different places in the United States laid claim to being the birthplace of the federal holiday. The matter was settled by President Lyndon B. Johnson acting with Congress to make Waterloo, NY the 'official' birthplace of Memorial Day. On May 24th, 2014 yet another place hosted a Memorial Day event; the skies of Bel Air Maryland were home to a sculpted cloud that may have been paying tribute to our Nation's fallen. May have ?
May 25, 2014 I received some photos and was asked to comment on the apparent sculpture of a dog in the clouds. Yes, it was there; top left, but when I ran some of my simple analytical techniques on the images I started coming up with much more. I have more photos from that batch with interesting things but wanted to post this group fast as it seemed to reference Memorial Day. As with almost all Cloud Sculptures, there is an ambiguity that raises a few questions:1. The figure holding the gun could have been given a combat helmet, making it clear that the reference was to Memorial Day. Yet, they are wearing a hat that could be Military dress uniform, or Civilian Police. 2. The figure does not seem to have a specific target in the clouds that he is aiming at, rather the gun is pointed downwards; at us? or at U.S. ?3. Why are there two people in front of the gun man running towards us - away from him ?4. What does the figure in the white box represent ? Being protected by the gunman ? Being Imprisoned by the Gunman ?5. The sculpture in the skies near Bel Air Maryland, about 90 minutes North of our Nation's capital. What is the significance to that ?6. Also, of interest, may be the contrast/color enhanced images of the terrain on the side of the highway. Very weird stuff. I've added nothing but color and contrast.