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The weekend of Nov. 19th-20th marks the beginning of The Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls. It also marks my birthday so we get to kill one bird with two stones. lol.
Seen here: Simulation of going over, minus the protective helmet!
Direct from my Fujifilm X-100S.
Coming 2017: A return to film.
Coming 2018: Night Photography.
I'd apologize for all of the water posts, but I just can't get over how beautiful Niagara Falls has been.
The American Falls lit up in beautiful colors and photographed as an HDR experiment. I wanted to see more of the area around the falls, but longer exposures would would cause the area of the falls that the colored spot lights were illuminating to be overexposed. So I took multiple shots with different exposures in hopes that the Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR software would generate something dramatic. I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome...
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544 - 2014 Thomas C2 ISB 6.7 - Former Alexander CSD 145
556 - 2016 Thomas C2 ISB 6.7 - Former Hammondsport Central Schools 128
549 - 2013 Thomas C2 ISB 6.7 - Former Greenville Central Schools 174
A few photos I’ve missed over the last few months… from all around New York State.
Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada.
Coming 2021: B&W Night Photography.
Coming 2022: 80s&90s Television.
The scenic pier at Port Dover in Ontario is the place to be for fishing, taking a romantic stroll or watching the tugboats return with their daily catch.
Coming 2021: B&W Night Photography.
Coming 2022: 80s&90s Television.
Arrow Stage Lines 1593 is a MCI J4500 tour bus.
Arrow Stage Lines 1593 on River Road in Niagara Falls, ON on Wednesday, June 4th, 2014.
Another Marriott Fallsview Photo via Instagram. Follow us on Instagram @marriott_fallsview www.instagram.com/p/BDlrJ0jE0fD/
Niagara Falls. The city is part of the Buffalo metropolitan region but Niagara itself has around 60,000 residents. There is also a Niagara Falls city in Ontario Canada on the other side of the Niagara River which links Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. There is a drop of 99 metres (396’) between the two lakes. Lake Erie is the higher lake with the river dropping down to Lake Ontario and about half of the drop occurs in the Niagara Falls themselves. The Niagara River is just 58 km (36 miles) long with the Niagara Gorge extending from the Falls for 11 km (7 miles) towards Lake Ontario. The great Lakes system is the world’s largest water system, draining about 18% of the world’s water which explains the huge amount of water falling down the Falls every day. The Niagara River divides into a Canadian and an American river near the Falls with Goat Island in the middle. The Canadian Horseshoe Falls drop 57 m (188’) into the lower Niagara River across a span of 670 m (2,200’.) The American Falls drop 21-34 m (70-110’) to the rocks but down to the river is the same drop as the Canadian Falls. The American Falls are 260 m (850’) wide. At the bottom of the Falls are deep whirlpools and the speed of the water is usually over 40km per hour. The Whirlpool Basin is formed because the Niagara River makes an almost 90 degree turn into an earlier river course. As a nick point in a gorge the Falls erode the escarpment which has retreated about 12 kms in the last 12,000 years. The green colour of the water comes from the dissolved minerals or ‘rock flour’ in the water as it erodes the escarpment. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are on the American side, divided from the main falls by Luna Island.
The Niagara Falls State Park. It is the oldest state park in America and tourists have been coming here since white settlers arrived. Today around 12 million people visit the Falls annually! While Europeans saw the Falls as early as 1604, they were first described fully in 1677 by Louis Hennepin, a Belgian missionary and explorer. By the 1840s tourist cruises to view the Falls were happening. In 1848 the first suspension footbridge was constructed across the Niagara River. The state park was declared in 1885. The Visitor Centre is a starting place for souvenirs, information and refreshments. Outside is a floral garden depicting the Great Lakes system of waterways. The Niagara Falls Discovery Centre has hands on displays to let you discover the geology, fossils and nature of the waterfalls. In typical style you can take a “virtual” elevator tour of the falls and gorge in the 180 degree theatre. There is also an observation tower for views of the Falls and we take the elevator down (175 feet) to the river for the Maid in the Mist boat cruise- weather permitting. The cruise starts at the base of the Observation Tower. We cruise to the base of the American Falls, then the basin of the Horseshoe Falls which are on the Canadian side, and then cruise through the crashing waters near the rock pools. This 30 minute cruise allows you to experience the thunderous power of the falls- raincoats advantageous!