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18-JUL-2015

Soaked, Niagara Falls, New York, 2015

I made this image to express the human side of my Niagara Falls experience. My four year old granddaughter, soaked from the constant mist that enveloped our tour boat, clutches her mother’s hand for reassurance after seeing and feeling the fearsome fury of the falls at first hand. We see in this image a child trying to come to grips with what must have been a scary sight, and using her mother’s hand as symbolic support.

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Date/Time18-Jul-2015 07:39:36
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Focal Length37.1 mm
Exposure Time1/323 sec
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ISO Equivalent640
Exposure Bias0.33
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Phil Douglis11-Sep-2015 16:53
Thanks, Debra, for commenting on the natural response here. This was, of course, one moment out of many that I made of my granddaughter during her first visit to Niagara Falls. This was my favorite of the lot -- she was awed and a bit frightened by her first sight of the thundering cascade. Her expression combines with the clasped hands to define an indelible moment. I am told she still makes many mentions of her adventures aboard the Maid of the Mist.
Debra 11-Sep-2015 16:34
Love the simplicity of the picture--nature..no pose..just caught in the moment!!
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