Rideau Falls Pt. 2

As promised, here is the second installment of the Rideau Falls posts. The interesting thing about taking picture of the Rideau Falls was the two bridges that I crossed to get the different vantage points. Being a very cold day, the mist from the falls was instantly frozen on everything around it. It was very similar conditions (around the falls) to freezing rain. This also meant that I could have probably skated on these bridges. Needless to say (don't you hate when people say that ... if you don't need to say it, don't say it!), I tried to cover up my camera equipment as much as possible when crossing the bridge! I think it was worth it though.

Rideau Falls


Close up of the Falls


Rideau Falls Panorama and a View of Gatineau

Rideau Falls

Even though there are quite a few of these HDR's from the Rideau Falls portion of my walk around Ottawa, I will get through them in two posts. I've been wanting to get out to the Rideau falls for a few images ever since we moved to Gatineau. We noticed them while going over the bridge to the Gatineau side when we saw someone on the side of the bridge (is there even a pedestrian spot there?) taking pictures of them. The many different parts of Ottawa with the "Rideau" name (river, road, buildings, etc.) all derive themselves from these falls when the falls were dubbed "Rideau Falls" since they were a "curtain" of water (Rideau is curtain in French). The rest is history ... and photographs below.

Rideau Falls


Black and White Rideau


Icy Rideau Falls

Mix and Match of the Ottawa Walk

I'm still passing along images from my walkabout of Ottawa just over a week ago. These three are actually from a bit all over. The first one is from the Rideau Falls (a couple more dedicated posts later), the second along the walking trail along the river below parliament (the name escapes me) and the third is of the backside of the parliament, early in the morning, as seen from the museum of civilization.

Glowing Rideau Falls


Contrast of Beauty


Early Morning Parliament