Are you living the moment or just trying to describe it?

I am not sure if this has occurred to any photographer before, when you are busy clicking away trying to compose... re-compose. Shoot... change the aperture, tripod, multiple exposures for HDR processing... it does begin to feel very busy. Strangely in the midst of all those activities, trying to capture a shot that will last forever (technically if I don't delete it), sometimes I feel that I have forgotten to breathe in the moment or just simply missed that "MOMENT". 


Yes, it's true that a picture speaks a thousand words but... sometimes those thousand words do not allow you to "experience" or "re-live" the moment. These days, I always try to remind myself... it is more important to live the moment than describing or capturing it.

Niagara at dawn

I went to bed late the night before (had dinner at an Italian restaurant) ... so it took a lot of effort for me to wake up at Ouch-o’clock the next morning just to see the sunrise in the Niagara. I guess that's the way it works - waking up before the sun rise when you are on "holiday" is always painful. 

It’s always been worth it… listening to music, moving around, taking a fast walk to the waterfront ... some of my best photos have been taken at the most undesirable hours - at the waterfront I was pretty much totally alone except for a few joggers doing their morning runs.

Somewhere over the rainbow @ Niagara Falls

Just when I thought that my day couldn't get any better, a rainbow suddenly appeared at the Falls. It was beautiful ... honestly, I have never been so close to a rainbow before. I can finally clearly see the 7 colours that make up the rainbow and not to mention, it almost felt like I could stretch out my hands and touch it. 


Somewhere beneath the buzz of the waterfall ... was a serenity of a beauty awesome to behold.


There you go... I found my pot of gold.

Sunrise at Niagara Falls

Here's a little secret, if you are visiting Niagara Falls & would like to avoid the crowd (yes, it gets very very very crowded during weekends & public holidays)... ... set your clock to wake up at 530am. At sunrise, there was virtually no one around the Falls - use this time to take as many photos as possible. Yeah!


This photo serves as evidence!

Night time in Niagara - the magic of the fall!

Well, the Niagara Falls is indeed magical... by day it stands firm & unwavering as the Everest of Waterfalls, by night it unleashes it's magical effect through a stunning display of lights and colours. Truly worthy of the accolade as a wonder of the natural world! Unfortunately, I don't think my photography skills (or lack of) does it justice.


Standing in front of the falls, I was dumbfounded ... after breathing in the sight and sound of the Niagara Falls, I finally uttered "spectacular". 


That, is my experience of the Niagara Falls!