Sunset…and then Fireworks

The fireworks nearest to where we live were on July 9^th rather than the 4^th. We headed out to the parking lot where my husband works since we knew it would not be crowded…and we’d viewed the fireworks from there in 2014. Unlike 2014 – we left the house early enough to get a parking place that was next to the curb so that we could get our lawn chairs out and unfolded onto the sidewalk by our car. I was using my usual Canon Powershot SX710HS. I put it on my monopod/walking stick and continued to sit comfortably during the whole event. It was a very relaxed photo shoot and I enjoyed the fireworks too because I could look over the top of my camera while they were happening.

The sunset was colorful. I took a few pictures about 10 minutes apart while families with children played on the grassy area that will become the location of a new building by next year.

The fireworks stared about 9:15 – just as it got dark enough. The images I’m including in this post were selected for a variety of reasons: streak of exuberant color,

Burst within burst,

Simplicity,

Red orbs,

Lots of complex structure….it seemed like there were more sequences like this that previous years,

Another complex sequence…and a smaller one below the main starburst,

Wow – I wondered how the fireworks were made that delivered this,

And this one too.

My husband has a more expensive camera and I picked some from his collections as well. I like the colors and the crisper images he was able to capture.

Going to fireworks that are close to home meant that we were home by 10!