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Discussion => General Discussions => Topic started by: Saracen on March 29, 2013, 05:18:08 PM

Title: Can you see Niagara Falls from the Leslie Spit?
Post by: Saracen on March 29, 2013, 05:18:08 PM

Standing halfway along the Spit today I could have sworn I was looking across the lake at the Skylon Tower and the casino. Obviously the Falls are not visible, but I thought I saw the taller landmarks. Check out the photo linked below. I was facing more or less south.

http://i.imgur.com/XLyu8GF.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/XLyu8GF.jpg)

(This was with a 400mm camera lens)

Title: Re: Can you see Niagara Falls from the Leslie Spit?
Post by: Trillian Flummox on March 29, 2013, 10:30:00 PM

Looks like Niagara to me. You can see the Toronto skyline well enough from Niagara-on-the-Lake, so I'm sure it works both ways. Seems crazy though right?

-kris

Title: Re: Can you see Niagara Falls from the Leslie Spit?
Post by: Bluffs Birder on March 30, 2013, 12:44:47 AM

Some days are better then others for seeing Niagara Falls across the lake.  Sunrise and/or sunset seem to be the best time for lighting.  This video clip was taken early one spring morning a few years back from atop the Scarborough Bluffs at Rosetta McClain Gardens using 50x zoom.  YouTube processing has made the quality of the video worse then it already was.  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NJWjnEMDpo

Walter

Title: Re: Can you see Niagara Falls from the Leslie Spit?
Post by: Saracen on April 01, 2013, 11:23:51 AM

Quote from: "Bluffs Birder"

Some days are better then others for seeing Niagara Falls across the lake.  Sunrise and/or sunset seem to be the best time for lighting.  This video clip was taken early one spring morning a few years back from atop the Scarborough Bluffs at Rosetta McClain Gardens using 50x zoom.  YouTube processing has made the quality of the video worse then it already was.  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NJWjnEMDpo

Walter

That's quite crisp - you can see the spray coming up from the Falls. Very cool!