Published Monday, July 5, 2010, OK personal/derivative use; link lovethatimage.artsquadgraphics.com.
Fireworks
Friends with a house on little-but-cute Lake Burien south of Seattle invited us to a 4th of July party last night and there were fireworks set off from a barge. I actually brought my tripod and even read in my camera book about fireworks, but when it came down to it, I really don’t like tripods (they need to invent an easy clip-on and quick-remove thing to attach your camera and also be quick to set up, light and cheap!) so I wound up taking the shots handheld, but I’ve learned to adapt. First, I guessed and set the time to a full second, and then I braced my elbows on the arms of the folding chair. Not too bad, is it?
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I used to hate tripods too but after getting used to them now love the results they deliver. You did very good for a 1 second exposure. They have those gorilla pods have you tries those?
A bright burst of colour and love the misty sky around it too! Wonderful atmosphere!
starburst!
Worked really well. Great shot!
Super shot and good one for mellow yellow. 😀
BTW, thanks for telling how to identify a male squash blossom from a female. Knew there were two but never found an explanation of the difference. So….thank you very much for stopping by my blog.
Great shot. That one’s called a chrysanthemum, I think. I’ve never experienced fireworks over a lake, but I can see that it gives you double the fun with the reflection.
Its really a pleasure to share such things and moments with our friends when we think it is worth sharing with them.Even the whole real scene is absolutely beautiful that we dont feel like missing them.