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My Top Ten - Joan

Above: This was taken at Niagara Falls of the Maid of the Mist tour boat.

These are not necessarily the 'best', but more a selection of the ones that I like.

I really wouldn't know what were the best...LOL...

Below: This one was shot at Montmorency Falls near Quebec City. These falls are higher than Niagara, but not as wide. In winter they are particularly beautiful.  I was standing  quite a long way from this high hill of snow and ice, which is formed by spray from the falls, and the wind whirling snow into a peak. It is quite a climb to the top and two of our grandchildren are standing in the centre of the group. I was using a Canon S1 IS camera and the zoom at it's full 10X setting.

The above photo was taken at the top of Mount Stanserhorn near Lucerne, Switzerland.

Evening street scene in Pointe Claire, suburb of Montreal
COMMENTS
Wflorence said at 5:09 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
Very good pictures. I especially like the one of Niagra Falls through the fence.
LatentE said at 5:10 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
Beautiful "postcard" images. The last one looks like an impressionist painting.
Mashpee_Paula said at 5:10 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
Breathtaking Joan!!! #3 is spectacular ~ all are gorgeous! Thank you! :)
Engelgrafik said at 5:41 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
1, 3 and 7 are my favorites! These are keepers.
DEE-Trow said at 5:54 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
Wow, these are so beautiful! I really love the first one. But the second one is awesome too. The reflection of the sunset in the window is wonderful. What a great catch! Excellent Top 10!
Bcmom said at 5:58 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
These are all beautiful. Good choices.
Wlk68 said at 6:07 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
Fab-u-lous!! I love the first one.
Floridamolle said at 6:11 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
Just great, but what to expect from you. All your pictures are always great and when you take the best of them, WOW!!!
ConnieL said at 6:26 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
These are beautiful! No question why they're you're favorites.
Tishfish said at 6:33 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
These are certainly great.
Nmat said at 7:30 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
That is Niagara Falls? Wow, what a great photo! I kept looking and looking at it, trying to figure out what it was of and where it was taken from. Talk about keeping the interest of the viewer! The next on I love is #3: I am consumed with curiousity about where that was taken.
NavyMom said at 7:33 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
wow! so wonderful. esp the Niagra falls shot
Noe said at 7:35 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
Beautiful photos Joan, 1st one is amazing... Great work!!
Decoy said at 7:35 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
These are beautiful pictures. #3 is wow for sure! :) I like 4, 7 and 9 too. Well done! :)
OscarDaniel said at 9:30 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
wonderful Joan!! I love all the pictures, great tabblo!
Hollyridger said at 11:18 p.m. on Jul 18, 2007:
Joan, these are all great as everybody agrees, of course. I particularly like the fourth fron the bottom, the mountain scene but the Niagara Falls shot is super as is the third from the top. It really is extremely difficult choosing one's favourites, isn't it? I think it is a really good exercise because one learns so much from studying others' photos. Good job!
Wiklund73 said at 2:36 a.m. on Jul 19, 2007:
Awesome pics, Joan!! Great tabblo.
AliDar said at 2:52 a.m. on Jul 19, 2007:
Wow, these are all great, but some of them are amazing! The top two are very cool ways to frame your subject within another element of the photo, very creative! and the third of the climbers is simply spectacular! I love your view point in that shot, and that one red coat just pulls you in! ... And you know, I've taken that exact shot of the snow covered street at night from my front yard too, ... same angle and everything, ... except mine didn't turn out half as good as yours! Great stuff Joan! :)
AdSR said at 4:15 a.m. on Jul 19, 2007:
The first two and the purple clouds are my favorite. You're a superb photographer.
Anjad said at 5:25 a.m. on Jul 19, 2007:
Just wonderful Joan! Love them all, but nrs. 2 and 3 are my favorites. The reflections in the window are gorgeous.
Bxrgirl27 said at 11:41 a.m. on Jul 19, 2007:
Joan these are all beautiful! I went - WOW as I scrolled down and saw that each photo is equally as amazing as the next!
Ejmccartin said at 12:18 p.m. on Jul 19, 2007:
all of these are really great. just a great big WOW. =)
JoanW said at 12:22 p.m. on Jul 19, 2007:
Thanks so much for all the nice comments folks. I will probably change some of these in time, whenever I get to take or find amongst my postings any other photos which are nice enough to use.
Nmat - the photo of Niagara Falls (1st one), is taken just at the side of the falls, from the viewing area alongisde the sidewalk where there is a metal fence in the stone wall. The other Falls photo in winter is taken at Montmorency, I have added a note about that.
AliDar - the street scene was not a spectacular shot by any means, it was improved by my using a small program to smooth it - I think it was NeatImage which is free on line. I would have to look back at my tabblo where I did several night scenes as that is where I described what I had done.

Thanks everyone for pointing out your favourites. Happy Photographing!!!
JuDeck said at 1:02 p.m. on Jul 19, 2007:
beautiful pictures.
Pkeener said at 10:25 p.m. on Jul 19, 2007:
Your photos always make me feel so good inside, Joan. I love the last shot, it makes me feel like I am coming home after a long day. The first 3, are wonderful. and the 3rd pic is striking. Like I said in my comment on my top, you have a knack for imparting a sense of fun, sharing, and adventure in your photos
TeresaAnn said at 11:47 p.m. on Jul 19, 2007:
Great set of photos. My favorites were #1, snow and tulip photos.
Xtine said at 1:31 a.m. on Jul 20, 2007:
beautiful!!!!
AliDar said at 2:34 a.m. on Jul 20, 2007:
... So are you saying that the third shot down from the top is Niagara Falls... Frozen!? WOW! I thought it was in the mountains somewhere! Amazing!
JoanW said at 12:07 p.m. on Jul 20, 2007:
......No Ali, I said that the picture below (which is the 3rd one), is Montmorency Falls, higher, but not as wide as Niagara. Mind you Niagara does freeze over in the winter, but I have never been there in the winter time to see it. Montmorency is much less commercialized and very natural. The best part about Montmorency in the winter is that the river freezes enough for p eople to walk out on and go right below the falls, which I don't believe is possible in Niagara as the river flows too rapidly, and doesn't freeze enough, and also it would be a very steep climb down to the river in Niagara as it is basically in a gorge. Montmorency falls from a high ridge down to a flatter level where the river is. You can see what it looks like overall if you look at my Tabblo on Montmorency Falls. Thanks for your comments.
Flinkfar said at 12:45 p.m. on Jul 20, 2007:
These are all excellent, it's impossible to pick the best. Great tabblo.
Tukangtaip said at 12:49 p.m. on Jul 20, 2007:
That view of the frozen fall is breathtaking. I've been to a couple of these places - Niagara and Point Claire. It brings back old memories.
Klfillar said at 2:29 p.m. on Jul 20, 2007:
I can't get over the beautiful composition of the Niagara Falls shot. The color is really great also.
DVP said at 2:38 p.m. on Jul 20, 2007:
You have some outstanding shots here. I'm particularly fond of the Mt Stanserhorn shot. Well done.
Merrijan said at 3:03 p.m. on Jul 20, 2007:
Fantastic shots Joan...I too love the Niagra Falls capture...I have been on the Maid of the Mist...loved it! The family shot at the frozen falls is wonderful! Such bold color against the white snow. And I love love love the sunset window...where was that taken?

Thanks for sharing...Merrijan
Purpletiger said at 10:09 p.m. on Jul 20, 2007:
These are all very nice images. Wonderful variety of shots. They are all very well done. Great job!
Umauma said at 4:34 p.m. on Jul 21, 2007:
Great shots...I used to live across from the Westmount Library so it was great to see the Montreal shots..and Niagra Falls
also.
Pastfinder said at 1:26 p.m. on Jul 23, 2007:
These are BEAUTIFUL photographs...every one of them!
Geddon22 said at 4:13 p.m. on Jul 23, 2007:
Spectacular and breathtakingly beautiful. Thanks for letting us see what you've seen ;)
Rita.Mandarino said at 9:44 p.m. on Jul 23, 2007:
First, let me introduce myself. I´m Rita and I live in Rio de Janeiro. I love photograhs, of course and yours are fantastic. All of them are beautiful but The third is spectacular.:)
Jasontengco said at 10:27 a.m. on Jul 24, 2007:
oh my god! great pics!
EMA said at 5:20 p.m. on Jul 26, 2007:
They're all excellent photos. My favorite is the first one but also love all the others! :-)
Shenresi said at 9:35 a.m. on Aug 9, 2007:
This is a wonderful tabblo, with wonderfull pictures- my favorite is the one with the cloudy pink heaven and the rest of the tabblo-
ViqiFrench said at 3:14 p.m. on Sep 18, 2007:
Remarkable eye! So many lovely shots.
Candlepower said at 2:06 p.m. on Sep 27, 2007:
10+ I'd say. Really great job. Stunning photos.
Albert_09 said at 5:43 a.m. on Dec 3, 2007:
Joan, Excellent Tabblo. Thanks.
DocEna said at 11:43 a.m. on Feb 11, 2008:
Joan you have taken wonderful pictures..great captures and framing..the flowers are my favs...congrats
Wildthing said at 4:06 a.m. on Feb 12, 2008:
Stunning pics. Love them all, but the first one of the 'Maid' through the wrought iron is classic. You are not a snapper. You think about the shots, angles and composition. Great stuff
Tesscagadas said at 3:24 a.m. on Feb 19, 2008:
can i make a request? can you please send thru my email so i c an save it to my computer and have it as my background, very nice capture and great shots. tesscagadas@yahoo.com, thank you so much.
YorkJodi said at 12:10 p.m. on May 4, 2008:
WOW... I can see why you like them best... I agree they are excellent. Love Niagara through the fence and the tulips and, and, and
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