Love the third shot! Excellent!

I started as an Elements user but the main reason I decided to give Lightroom a try is because of its batch processing abilities. In Elements, you have to apply your changes to each individual photo. Lightroom allows you to apply changes in mass, which gets 80% of your editing done for you effortlessly. It's a real time saver if you shoot hundreds of photos in the same lighting, or even 10 photos. Lightroom handles most of my editing needs so I don't need to go into Elements that often, but it's always good to know that it's there for any detailed work that may need to be done to your photo.

Love them all, especially #1.

Beautiful!

It's a personal preference on how you like to see waterfalls shot. I always use a CPL filter anytime I'm around water so that I can control the amount of reflection I want to see. It also acts like a ND filter and saturates colors. However, it's a tough task to shoot a waterfall with a bright sun and no tree cover. An ND filter may be a necessity in those conditions.

My father had Canon equipment 50 years ago when I first started to get into photography. It's that simple for me.

Make sure you visit Grafton Notch State Park southwest of the Rangeley Lake area and see (photograph) the waterfall. It should be spectacular if the fall colors are cooperating. It is one of the most picturesque waterfalls I've ever seen!

The Winter Boots

Did you hear about the teacher who was helping one of her pupils put on his boots? He asked for help and she could see why. Even with her pulling, and him pushing, the little boots still didn't want to go on. By the time they got the second boot on, she had worked up a sweat.

She almost cried when the little boy said, 'Teacher, they're on the wrong feet.'

She looked, and sure enough, they were.

Unfortunately, it wasn't any easier pulling the boots off, than it was putting them on.

She managed to keep her cool as, together, they worked to get the boots back on, this time on the correct feet.

He then announced, 'These aren't my boots.'

She bit her tongue, rather than get right in his face and scream, 'Why didn't you say so?' like she wanted to.

Once again, she struggled to help him pull the ill-fitting boots off his little feet.

No sooner had they got the boots off when he said, 'They're my brother's boots. But my Mom made me wear 'em today.'

Now she didn't know if she should laugh or cry.

But she mustered up what grace and courage she had left to wrestle the boots BACK onto his feet again.

Helping him into his coat, she asked, 'Now, where are your mittens?

He said, 'I stuffed 'em in the toes of my boots.'

She'll be eligible for parole in three years.

Take off any filters you may have on your lens for night shots. I noticed my UV filter was causing a large red glow around the red light. Also, adjust the vibrance/saturation in PP.

Since the lights on the buildings change colors, wait for a combination that you like.

Thank you to everyone for your comments. That was my first time back to Niagara Falls in about 40 years. My wife and I loved the trip.

Excellent shots! I love the lighting.

A few pictures from a recent trip to Niagara Falls on the Canadian side. Comments welcome.

American Falls


Horseshoe Falls


Canadian Skyline

Well, I wouldn't say super loud, but in a remote area of Alaska, any noise is loud so I'd have to say no.

For some reason, all the planes left their ropes dangling. As a boater, I would never do that. Different rules must apply to planes.

Jerry, MT Shooter gave a good explaination for this.

Yaro wrote:
Vapor trail makes sense. But I don't remember the vapor trail being visible to the eye. Is that possible?


Its visible, but because it dissipates in a fraction of a second it is seldom noticed by the naked eye and your eye cannot resolve the scene fast enough to see more than just a misty wash with no swirls. You shutter speed was quite fast and froze the prop as well as the vapor trails. I have seen this before with seaplanes in Alaska and Washington, but it takes almost 100% humidity and a very fast shutter to capture it, very hard to do intentionally.