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superkev — The Battle of the Falls
Published: 2004-07-17 05:52:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 1275; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 369
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Bursts of fire illuminate the drifting, acrid veils of smoke from within. Echoes of concussive blasts call to each other. Ground zero is Hell on Earth.Fireworks over Niagara Falls. Long exposure shot handheld for the layered look. I had started shooting these in JPG, which I reserve for the snapshotest of snapshots. But I actually started liking the results of the photos, so I switched into RAW mode to get better quality and cleaner images. I loves digital.
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Great! I'm lovin' it! The silhouettes add live to the picture!
If this isn't a 
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i love this capture, great work! the blur effect on the people and the exposure is magnificent 
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Orthodox but excedingly amazing. The force of firework shots is perennial!
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Gorgeous. I love the colors and the way you can see the blurred shillouettes (sp?) of the people
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"Bursts of fire illuminate the drifting, acrid veils of smoke from within. Echoes of concussive blasts call to each other. Ground zero is Hell on Earth."
thats is ver beautiful. Nice shot.
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I took some long exposure firework shots like this myself, actually submitted one too, but never thought to have some human life in it too. Really adds allot to it. Makes me think of a beautiful hell.
Clean and highly original shot. Love it.
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ahh yes. if there IS a hell, i sure hope it's beautiful, for my sake.
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One of the prettier pieces I've seen in a while man. The colors, the composition. Just perfect.
-John
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*cough* I assume they were taken when it says it was, on the EXIF data? *blush* whoops, ha
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the fireworks must have blinded you!
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When were these taken? I was just in Niagara Falls last weekend takin shots of fireworks
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you know what? Breaking the "rules" can be the most perfect thing.
Absolutely outstanding image Kevin.
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Love the blurry crowd below the fireworks, amazing shot.
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wow, amazin view and colors! looks pretty cool with the silhouettes of the ppl + the long exposure.
nice work
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You truly ARE getting the hang of that 10D
You know how I feel about this ... it's gonna look sweet printed poster sized!!
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More than the beautiful fireworks I love the smooky blurred crowd being involved, I love how mysterious things can look on bonfire and firework nights due to all the mist and smoke from the fire and fireworks. I have a mad neighbour who when anything remotely good happens in their lives have fireworks at 12pm at night to celebrate .. they are obviously super rich 
Anyway, I adore the colours, and everything about this. I even like your copyright notice, I like it every time and never mention it except for right now, its a simple easy to read presentation and rather stylish too
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oh my, that would be annoying with the fireworks. i'm surprised there's not some kind of law to prevent it!
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great shot, gives it that manipulated look, but the scary and wonderful thing is . . . it isn't.
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Very cool, I love that you handheld this, the people at the bottom really make it stand out.
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I love the different ways you caught balance in this shot. Nice transition from hot to cool tones, great capture of motion, soft feel, atmospheric perspective. The setting is hardly able to tell at first glance. The people made me think that I was looking at a shot from a dance club, until I saw the large bursts of fireworks.
Very cool.
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Oh wow... so bright and colourful.. I love it! It must have been an amazing show! I remember being in Ontario once for fireworks... breathtaking stuff!
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ahhhhhh! that is so cool! fireworks so cool!
. . . these are the only fireworks I've seen all year 
anyhow, nicely captured indeed!!! Some of the best firework photogrpahy I've ever seen, I'm sure 
gyah..the colour is just so spantastic. it's putting the FIRE in FIREworks. WOOOO!
.maggoe
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damn you're good
i love the details on the edges of the fireworks display and the power and energy of it is obvious - you captured the 
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Definitely one of the better firework pictures I have seen. I'm loving the colors.
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Very nice indead love the colors and the blur shadows of the people
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lovely colours kev 
congrats!
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I've been trying to do something like this but it always come out wrong , great work.
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this is absolutely remarkable.
you capture clarity with the life and firework formations, yet darkness and profiles define the main area of the image to provide for two unique, yet non-conflicting pieces of eye candy.
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Wow Kev, that is awesome. The shadows are amazing.
I tried to capture the 4th of July fireworks...it didn't work out too well.
Keep clicking!
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Looks like a digital painting almost. The colours mixed in with the well timed exposure. Beautiful shot Kev.
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yeah, that's what it says on my driver's license.
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The handheld long-exposure was a good idea to capture this moment! I particularly like the diffused silhouettes on the lower section of the photo, kind of lost under that sky. Well accomplished!
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Niagara Falls is great.
Their fireworks are ok - seen them a few times.
This is an excellent shot.
I like how the midst/fog/humidity is rolling underneat the fireworks that just exploded into something so beautiful and amazing.
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The fireworks over the falls have got to be the most beautiful fireworks ever.... 4th of july aint as good as them...
this photo is beautiful, the smoke gives the impression of being dreamlike, and of having captured the full attention of the spectators...
very nice...
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