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Fireworks
7/4/08
Happy Independence Day! Here is my obligatory fireworks shot from Americafest at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. We've gone for 3 years now, and the show is always amazing. I didn't want to be burdened by my SLR, so I set up my compact Canon with a shutter speed of 1" and just kept shooting through the whole show. Most of the photos I shot using that method are awful, but there were quite a few decent ones. I like this one because it sort of looks like a palm tree. It might look blurry at first, but if you look at the center fireworks, you can see it's actually in good focus.
Richards- Murray
on July 6, 2008Wow, this was done with a compact! You did a great job.
sparky675
on July 5, 2008real good for a compact..
Mom4squirrels
on July 5, 2008Perfect! I love this!
banjon
on July 5, 2008oooh ahhhh... :) This looks like cyclops or floating brain in one of those video games
irishmurr
on July 5, 2008Wonderful fireworks shot!
MSpencer
on July 5, 2008beautiful! Aren't all fireworks...
jprphotos
on July 5, 2008Nice capture
Rick Willis
on July 5, 2008Nice.
John Bennett
on July 5, 2008This is great, especially for a compact
KurtPreston
on July 5, 2008Nice! All of mine looked like crapola :)