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Took the parents out on an adventure for Labor Day, and went up to Niagara Falls to walk around and take pretty pictures. Idiot that I was forgot "IT'S A HOLIDAY," so we were joined by three thousand other tourists who had the same idea. This place was a zoo. As we continued walking it just kept filling and filling with pedestrians everywhere.
 
Burrito said:
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Took the parents out on an adventure for Labor Day, and went up to Niagara Falls to walk around and take pretty pictures. Idiot that I was forgot "IT'S A HOLIDAY," so we were joined by three thousand other tourists who had the same idea. This place was a zoo. As we continued walking it just kept filling and filling with pedestrians everywhere.
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We were there Friday - just as mobbed.
 
Hi everyone! So I went home this weekend and did the "Let's go somewhere for Labor Day that isn't the beach" thing, only to my mum and pop. They were more than enthusiastic about traveling, originally wanting to rent bikes and ride Lehigh Valley...but we opted to get on the early flight to Buffalo/Niagara Falls.

Archmere Academy, Claymont DE by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

Of course no trip to Philly would be complete without an eastbound transition starting at King of Prussia and backing you up all the way to freaking New Castle DE...God Bless the BOJID. It's been in effect for so long I've practically got it memorized. Well, those eastbound backups mean you get some good views of my alma mater down below...

So, the next day we head out nice and early, get to Philly, head out the door and get on....a Dash!

American Eagle Bombardier Dash 8-100 N805EX by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

After arriving into Buffalo we grabbed a car and headed west toward Grand Island, where I have not been since I was either 7 or 8 years old. Once we crossed the bridge my dad decided "Let's go into Canada and get lunch." ... Guess that decision was made, since he was driving...

Niagara Falls, ON by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

Well we get to Canada, and there are people everywhere. It took about 45 minutes from entry to parking. I'll have to do this again with another day to spare! Anyway, on the left here is the Canadian hydroelectric plant, built in (1882?) ....It's THE first hydroelectric plant, together with the sister plant on the American side. I'll need to read up on it again but we toured them 20 years ago; unfortunately, no tours due to the holiday this day.

Niagara Falls, ON by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

Here's a better shot of Niagara Falls, ON, with Skylon Tower visible in the shot on the right.

Niagara Falls by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

The American Falls, on the left, and the Bridal Veil Falls, on the right, from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Thanks to the curvature of the Earth, and not wanting to hang around with 70,000 tourists, all shots of Horseshoe Falls came out horribly backlit.

The General Lee by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

They didn't honk. Too bad.

The Queen Victoria Restaurant by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

Where we ate. They had an awesome beer list.

In summary - Go to Niagara Falls. It's such a beautiful, American attraction, you have to go to another country to appreciate its glory.

- JB.
 
Murdoughnut said:
What settings were you using to get those halos?
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Are you referring to the stars around the lights? I had an aperture setting of f/8. The higher the number, the tighter the pattern, out to wide open the lights become a circular blob. Unfortunately that means you have to use a really high ISO, like toward the end of the blue hour I was at 6400, which on an EOS 70D means you're starting to kick in quite a bit of noise reduction.

surreal1221 said:
Really good captures. Nicely done. Something tells me I'll see myself in one of these soon. hah. Take it easy!
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Kick around my flickr account and you might find yourself in some already ;) I've been spotting for over ten years now as a hobby and I've started going back through all my archives and putting them up there. I don't get out often enough though, and I don't know when I'll be in MSP again for awhile.
 
Burrito said:
Hi everyone! So I went home this weekend and did the "Let's go somewhere for Labor Day that isn't the beach" thing, only to my mum and pop. They were more than enthusiastic about traveling, originally wanting to rent bikes and ride Lehigh Valley...but we opted to get on the early flight to Buffalo/Niagara Falls.

Archmere Academy, Claymont DE by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

Of course no trip to Philly would be complete without an eastbound transition starting at King of Prussia and backing you up all the way to freaking New Castle DE...God Bless the BOJID. It's been in effect for so long I've practically got it memorized. Well, those eastbound backups mean you get some good views of my alma mater down below...

So, the next day we head out nice and early, get to Philly, head out the door and get on....a Dash!

American Eagle Bombardier Dash 8-100 N805EX by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

After arriving into Buffalo we grabbed a car and headed west toward Grand Island, where I have not been since I was either 7 or 8 years old. Once we crossed the bridge my dad decided "Let's go into Canada and get lunch." ... Guess that decision was made, since he was driving...

Niagara Falls, ON by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

Well we get to Canada, and there are people everywhere. It took about 45 minutes from entry to parking. I'll have to do this again with another day to spare! Anyway, on the left here is the Canadian hydroelectric plant, built in (1882?) ....It's THE first hydroelectric plant, together with the sister plant on the American side. I'll need to read up on it again but we toured them 20 years ago; unfortunately, no tours due to the holiday this day.

Niagara Falls, ON by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

Here's a better shot of Niagara Falls, ON, with Skylon Tower visible in the shot on the right.

Niagara Falls by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

The American Falls, on the left, and the Bridal Veil Falls, on the right, from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Thanks to the curvature of the Earth, and not wanting to hang around with 70,000 tourists, all shots of Horseshoe Falls came out horribly backlit.

The General Lee by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

They didn't honk. Too bad.

The Queen Victoria Restaurant by Jay Bowie, on Flickr

Where we ate. They had an awesome beer list.

In summary - Go to Niagara Falls. It's such a beautiful, American attraction, you have to go to another country to appreciate its glory.

- JB.
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They're painting those Dashes one forward rudder at a time, huh

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Burrito said:
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Took the parents out on an adventure for Labor Day, and went up to Niagara Falls to walk around and take pretty pictures. Idiot that I was forgot "IT'S A HOLIDAY," so we were joined by three thousand other tourists who had the same idea. This place was a zoo. As we continued walking it just kept filling and filling with pedestrians everywhere.
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C'mon Yoko - where a full shirt for Christ's sake.
 
A video from when @TallWeeds and I went above and beyond every day. Once the engines shut down, we forgot about piloty stuff and got to work as rampers - planning the load, running the pallet jack, and tightening straps. I even saw a captain drive the forklift twice.



@Bandit_Driver is in the video too, he's the one standing around watching. It's not his fault though, he came from the competition, where they were above touching freight.
 
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