Seattle Fireworks

[coscorrosa]

From the Independence Day Celebration at Gasworks Park in Seattle (in some of the photos you can see the Space Needle in the lower right).

I thought a 24-105 would be wide enough, but I ended up switching to a 16-35 half way through the show once I saw the trajectory. It then took another few minutes before I dialed in the correct exposure (2 seconds is about the max time before everything gets over-exposed, for some reason I was thinking 5 seconds would be OK, but these fireworks were way too close and bright for that to work).

Anyway, I'll have a better success ratio next time, for now, here's the ones that came out:

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/325717817_oUnYU-L.jpg

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/325717980_7YNse-L.jpg

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/325718687_N57Sr-L.jpg

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/325718808_F4Ukr-L.jpg

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/325718998_QEZts-L.jpg

[Jet]

wow... gorgeous set! :clap

[Michael Atkins]

Great Shots Ron :thumb I especially like the second and fifth one. Looks like a spectacular show.

[coscorrosa]

Thanks for the positive comments!

Here's two more that I rejected on my first pass through them last night, but upon sober reflection, were probably worthy of being included:

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/325970981_UPwjC-L-1.jpg

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/325971565_thUFU-L-1.jpg

[schmoo]

Very nice! Not having seen fireworks this year it's great to see shots like this. Fantastic captures, and your fourth one in the first set looks like a moustached face :D

[Dogdots]

I just love the 2nd one :thumb :thumb :thumb

[joshhuntnm]

Very nice!

[PHOTOempt]

Lovely set, especially the second. I'm also glad you included your "rejects" - they deserved to be added. The symmetry and straight lines upwards create major appeal for me, so that, actually, the first one is my least favourite - the angulation on the right side halts my eye somehow. Very nice work. Sarah