Ooooooh.... This! It's really good! So far, I think this should win because it truly looks like it belongs in a crop like this. And the light! I love it!
Lovely panorama of Manhattan, yet much more. The overall amber/golden tone implies, to me, ambivalence. The city is both dark and golden, shot through with shadows and insistent sunlight. The inflowing blue sky, as always, offers promise and redemption. I like the Freedom Tower's head in the clouds, and the glittering Hudson River. A deeper, layered view of the city.
Great title.
loving your quote .. !! ..
altho that's an assumption .. its something you may have thought when you woke up .. never heard before ..
your photo totally goes with those gifts .. what a stunning image .. really lends itself to the crop too .. :)