Niagara Falls, NY - spray and ice, Nov. 15
Spray and mist from water flowing over the Horseshoe Falls freezes on shrubs lining the bank of Terrapin Point, Niagara Falls State Park, New York - taken at su...
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Spray and mist from water flowing over the Horseshoe Falls freezes on shrubs lining the bank of Terrapin Point, Niagara Falls State Park, New York - taken at sunset looking through the mist and across the river toward Niagara Falls, Ontario. Originally shot with a Canon film camera, then scanned. © Dave Spier #1454-20Nt
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Location
This was taken at Niagara Falls State Park from Terrapin Point on the New York side of the Niagara River. The view is across the Horseshoe Falls, through the mist, toward Niagara Falls, Ontario on the Canadian side.Time
This was late afternoon, just before sunset, on November 15th, 1996. Obviously the weather was cold enough to freeze the spray and mist from the falls onto every nearby tree and bush beside the river.Lighting
For landscape lighting, this is my favorite time of day to work as well as the equivalent lighting shortly after sunrise. Of course, the sky conditions have to be favorable.Equipment
This was one of my Canon film-camera bodies. I probably went through half a dozen bodies, starting with a rugged Canon FT and its very sharp 50mm FL lens, and progressing to EOS in the decades between 1969 and 2006, by which time I had fully converted over to EOS digital bodies. It's very likely I used a tripod, as was my habit because I was doing professional stock photography. I did not record which lens I used, but I had a variety from 19mm wideangle to 400mm telephoto.Inspiration
Niagara Falls was a favorite place for us to visit, so I was familiar with average, every-day lighting. This particular afternoon was unusual.Editing
Since this was a Fujichrome 35mm color slide, I had to digitally scan it, and in this case I used my Nikon CoolScan V ED.In my camera bag
My current equipment consists of multiple Canon EOS digital bodies and a range of lenses, at least 3 professional, from the EOS 17-40mm f/4L wideangle zoom (my favorite on my Canon 5D full-frame body), to my workhorse EOS 300mm f/4L and EOS 600mm f/4L which I use for wildlife, particularly birds. I also have "normal" zooms, a 1:1 macro with macro-flash, and the 5X 65mm super-macro. I use three pro-level tripods, depending on what I'm doing. My carbon pod is the favorite for hiking.Feedback
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