I originally posted this many years ago (in 2005) and looking at it now I could make it better.   I reprocessed it, darkening some slightly out of focus leaves and fixing a few others, while of course, making a better monochrome image.

I am much more please with this version.

Technical Info:

Cam & Lens		Canon EOS 10D & no lens info		Shutter:		15 s
Create Date:		2005:06:15 20:33:26		Aperture:		f/14.0
Focal Length		30 mm		ISO:		200
Copyright Info:		n.a.

A quick candid photograph of someone enjoy the beautiful warm, summer Sunday morning in Niagara On The Lake.

Fireworks explode over the iconic Niagara Falls.

Technical Info:

Cam & Lens		Canon EOS 5D Mark II & no lens info		Shutter:		6 s
Create Date:		2011:07:17 21:05:53		Aperture:		f/8.0
Focal Length		24 mm		ISO:		100
Copyright Info:		Copyright (C) 2009 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer) (Photographer)

Fireworks over Niagara Falls

A few of us from the Niagara Falls Camera Club decided to brave the throngs of tourists on a Sunday evening in July and this is one of the products of that outing.

Shooting fireworks like this is relatively easy. Set the camera on a tripod, compose your image and manually focus on infinity. Using your Bulb (B) setting, f8, ISO 100, hold the shutter open for as long as you want (a cable release works best for this). This is trial and error of course but the bursts happen randomly and are of different brightnesses. This one was 4 seconds, but I have others at 1 second and others yet at 15 seconds.

Technical Info:

Cam & Lens		Canon EOS 5D Mark II & no lens info		Shutter:		4 s
Create Date:		2011:07:17 21:04:01		Aperture:		f/8.0
Focal Length		32 mm		ISO:		100
Copyright Info:		Copyright (C) 2011 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

Moon and Ice

Moon rising over Lake Erie on a cold February Morning.

Niagara Falls - American Falls

This is the view of the American (Niagara) Falls from Queen Victoria Park in Niagara Falls. This was shot during Scott Kelby’s 2nd Annual WorldWide Photowalk, which I hosted in Niagara Falls

Technical Info:

Cam & Lens		Canon EOS 5D Mark II & EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM		Shutter:		1/1000 s
Create Date:		2009:07:18 19:45:18		Aperture:		f/2.8
Focal Length		73 mm		ISO:		100
Copyright Info:		Copyright (C) 2009 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

Niagara Falls

Here is a panoramic shot of Niagara Falls.

Technical Info:

Cam & Lens		Canon EOS 5D Mark II & EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM		Shutter:		1/3200 s
Create Date:		2009:07:18 19:38:34		Aperture:		f/4.0
Focal Length		24 mm		ISO:		640
Copyright Info:		Copyright (C) 2009 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

Sunset on Pog

This summer Leanne and I went camping in Algonquin Park. My family took me there many times when I was young and have always enjoyed it so I wanted to share that with Leanne. We had some rain but overall decent weather. Did some hiking, checked out the art gallery and the park museum and store. Leanne picked up badges for each of the hikes we did for her camp blanket. Each night we would walk down to the beach and watch the sunset (well, she’d watch, I’d shoot). I was disappointed in the sunset but I can’t control the weather! This one was nice in that I got the group of ducks in there.

Technical Info:

Cam & Lens		Canon EOS 5D Mark II & EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM		Shutter:		1/30 s
Create Date:		2009:07:09 20:53:49		Aperture:		f/14.0
Focal Length		105 mm		ISO:		100
Copyright Info:		Copyright (C) 2009 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

The Tiny Ram's Head Lady Slipper

The is the second of two Ram’s Head Lady Slippers I am posting. We were lucky that these were growing under a tree near the trail where we were able to access them without disturbing the environment they were growing in. How small is small? Take a look at this.

Technical Info:

Cam & Lens		Canon EOS 5D Mark II & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM		Shutter:		1/25 s
Create Date:		2009:06:19 14:36:56		Aperture:		f/18.0
Focal Length		180 mm		ISO:		100
Copyright Info:		Copyright (C) 2009 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

Ram's Head Lady Slipper Orchid

We were lucky to have found these. They are quite rare and are protected at Singing Sands Beach in the Bruce Peninsula National Park.

Technical Info:

Cam & Lens		Canon EOS 5D Mark II & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM		Shutter:		1/125 s
Create Date:		2009:06:19 13:58:07		Aperture:		f/11.0
Focal Length		180 mm		ISO:		400
Copyright Info:		Copyright (C) 2009 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)