Water plunges into the void at the edge of Horseshoe Falls
2013
01/06
NIKON D800, 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @
f/8.0 1/100,
ISO 100
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Impressive view from the edge of Horseshoe Falls where the immense gray-green mass of Niagara River water plunges into the void with devastating power. A small island covered in frost and ice emerges from the tumultuous rapids just before the drop, while in the background a historic building on the Canadian shore and the Skylon Tower can be glimpsed in the distance. The contrast between the fury of the waters and the quiet of the surrounding winter landscape creates an atmosphere of dramatic beauty. This close-up perspective allows appreciation of the primordial force of one of the most powerful natural phenomena on the planet.