[robertwatcher]

I'm loving my D40. Used it (along with my D200) on a Love Story Shoot on Saturday in Niagara-On-The-Lake. After we were done shooting, Anne and I headed to Niagara Falls and stayed overnight to celebrate our 31'st anniversary. We couldn't have picked a worse time of day to walk along and take pictures around the falls, than just shortly after midday - but I made the best of it.

1) This was shooting across the ravine using the lens at its longest setting.
 

[robertwatcher]

2)

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3) Beautiful S curve to the landscape

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4) I liked the look of this light stand against the compressed view of the falls far across the ravine - there was no light on at midday so I added it for interest

[robertwatcher]

This gives a better perspective of the gap between the lightstand and the water drop in the background. I was up on a grassy slope to the  right of the lightstand:

[Ed Farmer]

Rob,

I love #3 and 4, but I would have moved the light poll off center.

Something like this . . . http://forums.photoartsforum.com/index.php?topic=217.0

Ed

[robertwatcher]

Thanks Ed. I'll stick with the pole centered. I like it better.

[Travis Minnig]

#3 is certainly my favorite.  I love the play of warm and cool colors, as well as the S-curve.

I also like the light pole centered for this image.  I think in Ed's image, it is better off to the side.  They both have different elements and different stories, so both are correct in the placement of the subject, IMO.  I don't like how 'muddy' the color becomes in the bottom of the light pole image in this post, however.

Looks like you have a winning combination there, Robert.  Any camera and lens in your hands is, however.  You could make jaw-dropping photos with anything, I'm sure.

Travis