blushing Niagara Falls Photo

Photographer’s Note

after two introductory photos here and here - finally, a wider view that includes Niagara Falls as seen from the Canadian side. these are the American Falls, with the Bridal Veil Falls to the right, you can see a more abstract and closer look on the place in this photo by zmey.

as I've said before, there are A LOT of tourists at the Falls. I looked up the statistics - the number of visitors in 2008 is expected to total 20 million and by 2009, the annual rate is expected to top 28 million tourists a year... no wonder it feels so crowded.

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ISO 100, 50mm focal length, spot metering and auto white balance.

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Tayon (1840) 2008-07-23 4:32

Hi Kristine

nice capture and very beautiful efects with the long exposure..
great colors and composition, the POV you got is great too.

regards;

Taba

danasam (1057) 2008-07-23 4:46

Hi Kristine, what a beautiful scene you encounter, fantastic shot with great smart exposure timing, perfect balance. i like the mood it represent. well done.
Sam.

denisn72 (7073) 2008-07-23 7:02

Hi Kristine
Stunning colours and details of the falls. Excellent choice of frame. The mangement of light is well done for a night photo. Good work!
Best regards
Denis!

baba_flies (8099) 2008-07-23 7:57

I thought they were falls :) now this looks more like disney land ... but it has its points to go there nevertheless, and is it only for these colors, and you two made them famous and showed a different side and that it can be fun and fight the tourist masses with something completely different. This is how I see it. You have it fully under control, and I like how you framed the photo with the fine red going around. I mean if I lived in your area I would try to see the falls but what I never understand why people do all these sites when travelling this area and have only two weeks time, I mean this is not the true Canada but some people cannot live when they have not "made it all". Just some ideas ... oh well, your work is really special, I like it a lot. Barbara.

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-07-23 9:11

Hello Kristine:

Surely that is making a spectacular, full of a lot of strength, majesty and naturalness.

I like the way it has captured the buildings of the fund, the contrasts with the red hues, from a very balanced. I think that it would not be able to make such a shot.

John

luisafonso (858) 2008-07-23 12:47

Nice one. Exposure is great, with nice colors and great detail. I probably have pushed the compo a little down to avoid so many darnkness in the top. I like your framing choice.

archimatica (13344) 2008-07-23 12:53

The red Niagara Falls... great picture, ligt is very beautiful.
I visited ths falls in the distant 1991.
Ciao Avene!
Renzo

belido (16857) 2008-07-23 13:28

Hi Kristine,

I'm in a doubt about the blue or the red version...ok, don't tell Kristaps but I found this one nicier :)) just because of the red light on the water fall...of course I'm joking. Both images pleases me very much. Superb details and your choice for the thin red frame fits pretty well. Very good work of you!
Regards,
Carlos

jmdias (19861) 2008-07-23 17:21

kristine

Niagara is like an urban falls, surrounded by building, colored with artificial lights. In a side this is interesting but for another side this is sad cause we can see a giant caught by little creatures, a giant slave of money. I liked your pov, the falls are in fabulous colors (artificialism), light shows its shapes. Men swapping nature

hugs

jorge

gunbud (28161) 2008-07-23 18:52

Hi Kristine,
Fantastic night image with perfect slow expousre that renders a wonderful translucent soft dreamy texture to the blushing falls. The nearby skyline shows the contrast between raw nature and man's touch. This one is a real winner.
Regards, Tom

litiancai (1040) 2008-07-23 19:21

Hi Kristine,
A well balanced shot split nicely in half by the waterfall self. Technically a good image, nice and sharp, well exposed, great colours, what more can you ask for! Thanks for showing!
Regards
Lee

shevchenko (10072) 2008-07-23 21:04

Hi Kristine,
The red light give an attractive look to the waterfall at night, distinct image, good exposure, amazing pov to show the road just above the water fall, good shoot.
Ally

zmey (7282) 2008-07-24 8:49

rrred, rrred, rrred!? ;)) avene rrred! nice: i like it. and that hellish frame goes very well with the scene here. my compliments!

with hugs
k.

bostankorkulugu (33982) 2008-07-24 12:18

simply amazing... looks a bit kitsch but still very nice... a red waterfall in front of concrete blocks!... is this las vegas or what?... but the shot is so good kristine, congrats for that...

cheers... korkut

crckt (7094) 2008-07-24 14:17

Hi Kristine,
All your shots of Niagara are very nice, this one is truly spectacular! I love this red color! This color would have made a nice dress ;) don't you think?
Regards,
Shaeri

Waylim (11157) 2008-07-24 19:56

Kristine,
another really nice night shot filled with magical mood lighting. Hot! Yet all the rock in the middle of the falls still very nicely visible. The silk like quality of the falls and colors is velvety. Nicely frame for a great presentation. I love it.
Way

Photo65Net (43096) 2008-07-25 1:35

Kritsine,
Wow, amazing catch from these famous falls.
This red is so eyecatcher !
Very good one,
Regards,
JB.

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2008-07-25 3:20

Very nice night scene, and good handling of the light. Wonderful done.
Best wishes,
Achim

fabio_ts (13674) 2008-07-25 3:46

Once again you give us a proof of your talent for the composition, a very well done and presented work Kristine, all my compliments!!!

have a great weekend,
Fabio.

Dpbours (220) 2008-07-25 6:38

Hello Kristine,

That is an amazing lot of tourists for a waterfall! Well, for a world-famous waterfall that is ;-). But still!!
Very nice reds of the ambient lights. The framing works well with the thin red line. Nice work!

Greetings,
Dennis

wishlist (4133) 2008-07-25 14:53

Hi Kristine,
this is a very appealing picture, with the Niagara falls kissed by the soft red light to create a great atmosphere, also thanks to the black colour of the night. I'm amazed by the quality you delivered here, where details are visible even in the darkest area of the picture; you camera settings were just perfect and you managed the lighting in the best way possible. A fine work indeed!
Thanks for sharing it.
Regards,

Igor

robiuk (10763) 2008-07-25 15:04

Hello again!
;-D
This one is equally interesting, Kristine - it looks like a lava flowing down the waterfall.
How come you decided to take night shots of the falls?
Nighty-night,
Robi

Wandering_Dan (3293) 2008-07-25 19:15

Hi, Kristine -

The colors never stay the same, do they?

Great light capture, and the timing was long enough to give a smooth feeling to the water without over-exposing it. Good balance of the elements, too.

There is a small spot of light in the lower right which was really there, but somehow looks like a sensor speck. I'd clone it out, not because it's not real, but because it looks like it's not.

Best,
Dan

Floydian (30970) 2008-07-26 4:05

Dear Kristine,
I'm very busy at work right know but try to catch up during the weekends and scroll fast through the pages hunting for some good ones ;-)
That red looks great, you don't here me saying something bad about it ;-)
Serious, i think it's a great exposure with superb high details on the rocks in the water and the high buildings on the far left. Very nice framing...i really like this one, it shows the falls from a more artictic pov.
Have a great weekend, Henk

trekks (14334) 2008-07-27 2:28

hi Kristine

A good choice of 15s to make the flow so special and under the intensity of lighting for a warm color tone. I like your angle of view and such a good composition with the lighted buildings at far end. The dark sky is giving a good contrast of the FG. tfs

bill

flashpoint (3562) 2008-07-27 6:09

excellent work of this fantastic
nocturnal capture...the warm and strong red light to give emphasis of the waterfalls
compliments Kristine!!!

warm regards sERGIO

zeca (20026) 2008-07-27 22:37

Wow, Kristine! How nice! Postcard quality! Very nice capture!
Regards,
Zeca

Greg1949 (8519) 2008-07-28 11:10

Kristine, nice one, this one for sure is something identifiable. That said I think it is a bit sad that we (all of us) can look on such a grand natural wonder and see it as something akin to an amusement park. I think these photos show it in it's glory and don't pander to all the carnival attitudes that are so obvious there. Fine capture.

Greg

Fraipont (104) 2008-07-28 23:50

Wonderful colours ! Nice composition with sharp details !
TFS
Jean

AlexandraR (771) 2008-07-29 3:49

The 15 secs exposure has done wonders on the smoothness of the water. I like your composition a lot and the colours are fantastic - appropriate title for the photo!

aadilj (17950) 2008-07-29 4:01

I like the way you have handled the glowing and mesmerising lights and have created this wonderful image with such perfection

Clementi (45217) 2008-07-29 13:30

Ciao Kristine,
wonderful night view of thi great falls,
i like your management of ligth(perfect) and the fantastic colors.
nice work
Giorgio

crhieatt (5145) 2008-07-30 3:00

Kristine,
An intriguing shot - and one that I don't think I've seen before - although it must have been taken over and over given your quoted visitor numbers. (Perhaps no-one else used a tripod and they they all came out blurred!)

It's a strange phenomenom, this illumination, with the gigantic hotels in the backdrop, I can imagine it almost as a Las Vegas style miniature recreation of the falls - maybe a neon green Grand Canyon can be found just the other side of the parking lot. Still, I'm riding my high horse across the prarie of man's commercial improvements to natural wonder. Hi-ho silver!!!

Good quality, super smooth looking night shot.

Regards
Colin

nirvana73 (8842) 2008-07-30 13:34

Hi Kristine
nice night scene
very nice red colors
i like moving water
tfs
regards
Ozahn

UnTrained (0) 2008-07-31 3:27

Hello Kristine,
wet red, a nice view, I like the exposure giving the fall some softness and the glancing city in the background. Good clarity.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

albertz (2310) 2008-07-31 6:05

Excellent serie of the Niagara falls Kristine, This could be printed at the front page of a tourist magazine promoting the place. Great shot and well chosen exposure, nice and smooth, milder than the horse shoe and it's well lighted at night.

AiresSantos (42902) 2008-07-31 8:05

Hi Kristine
Great night shot from an excellent point of view. Amazing effect of water with a correct time exposure. Very good sharpness and DOF
Cheers
Aires

eversmile (6423) 2008-07-31 23:54

Wow! Kristine! An excellent POV, beautiful effect of the freezed water. With this long time exposure you handled the light very well and obtained a sharp result. I also like the electric illumination of the building in the background, with the vertical white lines that stylize the falls and the small red point at the top. Your framing is graceful. Congratulations!
Regards
Marine

TopGeo (22213) 2008-08-02 0:30

Hi Kristine! Impressive picture and a effect that it has a lot of interesting.I like the way it has captured of the red Niagara Falls... great picture Amazing colours of night BG and the composition appreciable
Compliments
Geo!

Angshu (34099) 2008-08-03 8:14

Hello Kristine
The coloured lights (red in this case, blue in Kristaps picture)...looks like Disneyland really. But hats off to you for handling the exposure & colours so well. The water in the FG, thanks to the slow shutter speed, looks silky. The BG of the buildings contrast with fluid motion of the falls. Well done Kristine!
Best Regards
Angshu

Charo (31803) 2008-08-03 15:38

Hello Kristine,
Fantastic and unique picture of the falls with the lighting so peculiar color. Bella takes with excellent definition.
Best regards,
Charo

gneufeld (15235) 2008-08-04 19:13

Hi Kristine,
This is definitely one of the most striking images of Niagara Falls I have seen. The colors and framing are absolutly stunning. Thanks for sharing this one. Gerald

plimrn (19710) 2008-08-11 20:00

Hi Kristine,
I'm not sure why I like the warmer lights on the falls better than the cooler ones, perhaps because it's unexpected, It alsost looks like lava falling into the sea.
HLJ, Pat

dareco (17104) 2008-08-28 23:12

WOW! This is breathtaking!! Fantastic composition and color. Couldn't be better :) Have a great day!! TFS

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-09-05 7:54

Masterful display, Kristine!
Unbelievable exposure and colors on top of an astonishing, perfectly framed view!
Personally speaking : when it comes down to taking this kind of shots I take the shortest cut to the nearest bar and call it a day...LOL!!!
My most sincere compliments, you're getting dangerous... VERY dangerous!
Cheers,
Fulvio.

pticaruh (276) 2008-09-08 7:36

Hello, Kristine

Very appropriate shutter speed, which made the fall look like red crystal! Excellent night shot, I plan to go to the Falls at early October, and thanks for the ideas that you dave me. I don't know however if I will make it to Canadian POV!

Regards,

Asparuh

batalay (21193) 2008-09-17 15:08

Sweika Kristine,

Very effective photo, from the time exposure to the understated frame. A gentle veil drawn over the scene masks the violence behind it, with no hint of the thunderous roar behind the veil.

Warm regards,

Bulent