I use the term “Published” loosely. A website, schmap.com is a travel site that has a section on Niagara Falls. When Tricia and I were there this summer I took a number of pictures and this is one they found and decided to use. There are several similar images and they paid nothing for the use, but as they who do not win at the Oscars say, “It was an honor to nominated.”

Seeing the falls was a great experience and I would recommend the trip to everyone. The shot used on the website is from an area they call “Behind the Falls”, but this one was actually taken from the side. Before being in this area they have tunnels that allow you to go behind the falls and see out from a couple of vantage points. It is impressive to see live but difficult to capture on a camera (at least for me.)

I thought the most impressive part of the trip was taking the Maid of the Midst into the horseshoe part of the falls. I do not know exactly how close they get, but it seems as though you are only a few feet. The power you feel is incredible. It must have been what the children of Israel felt as they walked through the Red Sea. That ride is worth the cost of the trip.

You can see the full size image from my flickr page. To see all my images go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/hloakes