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The middle of winter. Wear everything you own and two pairs of gloves.

The middle of winter. Wear everything you own and two pairs of gloves.
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upload_dateJun, 2012

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26 Comments |
ornani
 
ornani June 12, 2012
beautiful capture
wildwoodgallery
 
wildwoodgallery June 12, 2012
impressive
kunjani
 
kunjani June 12, 2012
Got to get there in the winter.
johnpa53
 
johnpa53 June 25, 2012
great capture.
otheses
 
otheses July 07, 2012
AWESOME
bushey Premium
 
bushey July 08, 2012
Very Very nice.
Redcow
 
Redcow November 16, 2012
This is stunning!
FrankSomma
 
FrankSomma November 16, 2012
This is awesomness, the next best thing to being there mstoltz!
carolcardillo PRO+
 
carolcardillo December 02, 2012
Stunning! I'm cold just looking at it!
Angela_Lewry
 
Angela_Lewry January 03, 2013
wonderful photo, stunning scene :)
IsabellaD Premium
 
IsabellaD January 05, 2013
AWESOME!!
Suzie1
 
Suzie1 January 14, 2013
Beautiful capture!!!
Frostwings
 
Frostwings February 11, 2013
What a breathtaking view!
jaymekay
 
jaymekay March 04, 2013
Amazing!
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Etna March 18, 2013
AWESOME!
ArtQ
 
ArtQ March 18, 2013
wonderful, voted!
mikeyffin
 
mikeyffin March 19, 2013
Very Nice Voted
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jensendann March 26, 2013
Very impressive!! A must do!
Angela_Lewry
 
Angela_Lewry March 26, 2013
stunning photo :)
photosue50
 
photosue50 April 15, 2013
Beautiful!!
hwishnick Platinum
 
hwishnick July 13, 2013
Great cold shot
Ising4Him
 
Ising4Him September 04, 2013
What beauty God designs for our eyes!
Arzhtatiana
 
Arzhtatiana December 23, 2013
Very nice!
Frank1390
 
Frank1390 December 27, 2013
great shot. Very nice angle and composition. Thanks for sharing. :-)
Flosno
 
Flosno February 06, 2014
Wonderful image....voted
cindhiherd PRO
 
cindhiherd February 27, 2015
Feel the power!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken from the tower on the American side of Niagara Falls.

Time

mid to late afternoon

Lighting

When the lighting is just right you will see rainbows through the mist and reflecting off the ice.

Equipment

I believe this photo was taken with my first digital camera, a Fuji.

Inspiration

I am fortunate to live about 18 miles from "the Falls" and have been photographing them for fifty years. For me the best time to view the Falls is in the winter. The mist creates ice on the trees, making the area into a winter wonderland. In the years when the weather is cold enough and we have a lot of snow, an ice bridge will form across the gorge below the Horseshoe falls. I have viewed and photographed some that were absolutely spectacular. Niagara Falls is constantly changing and I have photos of features that are no longer there. The winter for me is the absolute best time to see the falls. These two people in this photo obviously felt the same way that day.

Editing

There was no post processing done with the exception of cropping and a bit of sharpening.

In my camera bag

Today I carry a Pentax K7 with the kit lens, a medium length Tamron zoom, an 80-320 Pentax zoom and two fixed Pentax lenses, a 100mm macro and a 200mm f2.8.

Feedback

I would wish that every photographer could experience Niagara Falls in the winter. If you do bundle up in layers and wear two pairs of gloves - one thin enough to operate your camera without exposing your hands, There are no bad photos to be had.

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