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18-JUL-2015

Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls, New York, 2015

Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall in North America, as measured by its 188-foot vertical drop and its flow rate of five million cubic feet of water falling over its crest every minute. It is the largest of Niagara’s falls, a curving 2,600 foot-wide wall of falling water that is best seen, heard, and felt from the deck of a wet and rocking tourist boat. I did not want to make a picture of just the waterfall itself. I wanted to also express the awe-inspiring experience of viewing this iconic scene for the first time. Using a 24mm wideangle lens, and standing next to my daughter as she was explaining this incredible sight to my young granddaughter, I captured this silhouetted gesture as she eloquently pointed towards the scene. I saw this gesture as a symbol of wonder. It does justice to the sight before us.

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Phil Douglis09-Nov-2015 18:48
Thanks, Iris. Given your credentials, you know a teaching moment when you see one. There is teaching going on at two levels here -- my daughter uses a gesture to teach her daughter about Niagara's power and purpose, while I teach the photographic importance of gesture as a symbol of meaning here.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)09-Nov-2015 17:20
A teaching moment! A special moment in an incredible setting.
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