Ourspolair

in many years. This was a partly cloudy day. I set up and started shooting around 1 p.m. D5500, Sigma 10-20mm, Sigma 17-70mm and Nikkor 70-300mm. Some shots hand-held, others using my monopod.
The cloud was intermittently blocking the Sun and the lighting was changing dramatically from one minute to the next.
It was quite windy, so the plume generated by the Horseshoe Falls was more disperse than on calmer days, but the water around Horseshoe Falls was quite choppy, and the clouds quite ominous from time to time.
The tour boat appears to be climbing uphill because of the oblique angle of the wide-angle lens.
All shots from the Canadian side.
Note the change in lighting as clouds occlude the Sun and as the Sun drops lower in the sky - most noticeable in the last two shots.
The gull was obstructing a view I wanted - it stubbornly refused to go anywhere, so I shot it!
I returned about 10 days later on a sunny day - I will post those soon. There were hardly any visitors to Niagara Falls, most of the shops and attractions were closed, which made for less jostling to get a good shooting location.
Enjoy and feel free to leave comments, criticisms or suggestions which may be useful in helping me to hone my craft. Stay well and don't forget to vote, people died to give you that privilege.

10mm @ 10mm Single shot ISO 100 1/320 f10

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4 vertical-shot pano 10mm ISO 100 1/320 f10

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Single shot 10mm @10 mm ISO 100 1/320 f10

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American Falls B&W rendering from same raw file as the one at the end of the series

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American and Bridal Falls 17-70mm @24mm ISO 100 1/500s

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Bridal Falls 70-300mm @ 125mm ISO 100 1/160s

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American and Bridal Falls 17-70mm @ 24mm ISO 100 1/400s

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Gull 17-70mm @62 mm ISO 100 f10 1/640s

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My Ektacolor homebuilt preset on the same raw file as the B&W

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JoAnneK01 Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii

A great series. Enjoyed all. Niagara Falls is still on my bucket list to see. Mahalo for sharing.

kcimato

I grew up in Buffalo so have been there many times. When I go home, I always make sure to visit. I love the shots with the plume and Maid of the Mist. Very cool!

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Very nicely done! It's been quite a few years since I've been there.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Great shots! I've been there several times and the falls are awe-inspiring. While there are higher, wider, and more beautiful falls elsewhere in the world, Niagara Falls far exceeds any falls in the world in the annual volume of water it produces. Iguazu falls exceeds Niagara's volume for a short period during the rainy season but becomes not much more than a trickle at other times. I remember driving in Canada the first time at the falls and needing gas. At that time the price in the US was around 1.19. I pulled up to a pump and saw the gas was only 38 cents. Wow, I thought this was going to be a cheap fill of the tank. Then I found out that was 38 cents per liter!

tcthome Loc: NJ

Nice series of pics. I was there back in the mid to late 80's & took some 35 film pics with a Canon AE1 /50mm lens. Back then I remember only one lower viewing platform. Your first photo is very different than mine & makes the falls look a lot lower in height. Thanks for sharing, brings back memories.

saparoo Loc: Atlanta, GA

You have some beautiful shots! This really makes me want to visit some day!

JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

You captured it well. I've visited there three times. When crossing into Canada on my last trip there I accidentally handed the border guard my library card instead of my passport. I was hoping he didn't think I was trying to be a jokester.

Rathyatra Loc: Southport, United Kingdom

Absolutely stunning series.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice work with the waterfalls. Thanks for not turning them into fluff.

krypto

Great pictures, been there to many time to count. The Skylon tower is another great place to get pictures

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blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

Excellent.

jederick Loc: Northern Utah

Don't know what I could suggest for you to hone your craft as these are inspiring photos for me...first is an absolute killer capture!! Terrific series, love the water colors Ourspolair...best I've seen of Niagra Falls!!

2Dragons Loc: The Back of Beyond

Beautiful, just beautiful. The colors in the first 3 shots reminded me immediately of paintings done of Niagara Falls by Fredrick Church. It was cloudy when we were there about 15 years ago and my pictures look nothing like yours.

crafterwantabe Loc: Mn

Great pictures