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Out of the Mist

Taken from the American side of Niagra Falls.

Taken from the American side of Niagra Falls.
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Aug, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on the American side of Niagara Falls looking over to the Canadian side. Luckily for me, I had packed my 300 mm lens with me, so it still felt like I was right on top of my subject.

Time

Still to this day, this is one my favorite pictures I've taken, mainly because of what it took to get to this location. A week before my college graduation, my favorite English teach asked me if there was something I had wanted to see on the east coast but didn't get a chance to. My first response was to see Niagara Falls. Before I knew it, we had planned a trip to see the falls at sunrise. That following Monday I was at her house at 2 a.m., and she drove the 5 hours to get there when the sun rose. This picture was taken before sun rose completely and burned off the fog.

Lighting

Since this was taken as the sun was rising, I couldn't be happier with how the metal frame of the ferris wheel was slightly illuminated, but it still has a sense of mysterious and allusion to it

Equipment

This was shot on a Canon EOS Rebel T3i using the 75-300mm f/4-5.6 kit lens.

Inspiration

The first and foremost important thing to me at the time was take pictures of the sun rising over the falls; I didn't even know prior to getting there that there was a Ferris wheel on the Canadian side. Once I took a couple of shots of the falls and found them lack-luster, I turned and began focusing solely on Ferris wheel. I'm glad I did, because of all the pictures I took that day, this one is my favorite.

Editing

I always post-process my images in Adobe Lightroom, even if the RAW file looks great. In this image, I adjusted the highlights and shadows a little to really play off of the little bit of sunlight that was hitting the Ferris wheel's framing.

In my camera bag

I always depend on the following items to be in my bag: Canon 75-300 mm f/4-5.6 kit lens, Canon 18-135 mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens, and my tripod. Prior to 2016, I had been using a Canon EOS Rebel T3i, but then upgraded to the Canon EOS 70D. At this point, I keep both bodies in my bag.

Feedback

First things first, you never know when you're going to come across the "perfect" photo, so always have your camera on you. When you’re actually out shooting, be hyper-aware of your surroundings. Look at what’s above you, behind you, and even below your feet. Also, take advantage of your surroundings in all conditions, rain, snow or shine. Even then, go back to the same place at different parts of the day; the same location will have a different mood and feeling at dawn versus midday versus dusk.

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Out of the Mist

Taken from the American side of Niagra Falls.

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