What do you get when you illuminate one of the world’s most spectacular waterfalls with nearly 5km of shimmering floodlights, over 125 animated displays and 3 million sparkling tree and ground lights? A dazzling extravaganza that will make you see the Niagara falls in a whole new light – and for those of you who can’t make it, we decided to take a closer look.
Continue reading...Thursday, July 30, 2009
Daredevils, lunatics, call them what you will; there's one thing that unites the folks who attempted to pull off the stunts that brought them dicing with the grim reaper: an irrepressible urge to stand out from the crowd. Niagara Falls was their stage, and they intended to make the show filled with rapturous applause, even if it meant bringing the curtain down for the final time.
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 23, 2009
It's an amazing snapshot – so amazing that many have been quick to cry fake: North America's most iconic falls, apparently frozen mid-flow – but what moment in time is frozen in sepia within this frame? One might think the answer would be simple, but with the origins of this photo veiled in a mist of uncertainty like the spray produced by the falls themselves, nothing is guaranteed.
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Monday, August 3, 2009
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