Your Best Shot

The Times-Union (in Albany NY) invites readers to send in their photos. Recently someone sent in a picture of their grandchild at Niagara Falls.

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Our visits to the Aquarium of Niagara in Niagara Falls, NY

Near the beginning of November I posted about a Groupon for the Aquarium of Niagara in Niagara Falls, NY. Last year we bought one of the family passes as a Christmas gift, and it was one of the best values! We went half a dozen times as a family (5 of us) for a total…

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2012/2013 CAA Winter Festival of Lights Opening Ceremony (including video of fireworks)

On Saturday my family went down to Queen Victoria Park for the opening ceremony of the CAA Winter Festival of Lights. The kids were excited to see Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and I was looking forward to seeing Greg Frewin. Well, it turns out that Greg Frewin wasn’t scheduled to be there, so that was…

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My trip to Niagara Helicopters in Fall 2012

I’ve lived in the Niagara Region for most of my life and have worked in Niagara Falls for 12+ years. After all that time, one thing I had never done was take a helicopter ride around Niagara Falls. Last week I had the opportunity to do just that, and it was awesome! Our trip started…

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A New Niagara Falls Blogger

Hello, Niagara fans! I’m so excited that Graham has allowed me to take part in his blog! Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am Karen, and I live In Pittsburgh, PA. I am a longtime follower of this blog. I am also a longtime Niagara tourist. Go figure. I won’t say…

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Under and around the Rainbow Bridge

You may recall that I recently went to the Bird Kingdom (be sure to check out the pictures and videos). When we went, we decided to walk there. We were in the main tourist area around Clifton Hill, so we walked down the hill and under the Rainbow Bridge. I took a few pictures of…

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A water color painted by Nature: Magical pictures of Niagara Falls lit up by spectacular neon light show

The Daily Mail has put up some beautiful pictures of Niagara Falls (mainly the American Falls) lit up at night. They look fantastic.

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Setting up for Nik Wallenda – lots of TV trucks and lots of wires (and lots of photos)!

For the last couple of days there has been lots of work going on along the Niagara Parkway down to Table Rock Place. There are a LOT of trucks with a LOT of equipment for the TV production. There are barriers being put in place, security and police officers around, and more. It is kind…

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Miniaturization of Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls

“This is my first attempt at miniaturizing a photo. The shot is of the Clifton Hill area of Niagara Falls at night. Taken on February 9th, 2010 from Skylon Tower using my old Sony DSC-H9 point and shoot.” Visit the site to see the picture… I believe this effect is called Tilt Shift, and I’ve…

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Sightsmap – How many people are taking pictures?

Have you ever looked at Panoramio? It is a site that Google acquired a while ago where users can post pictures of places and tag them with their location. It’s a good site to visit if you are going to travel, as you can see the sights before you go. Anyway, the other day I…

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