4th of July

On Independence Day I joined the crowd of people in Riverfront Park so I could make an attempt at some firework photos. I wanted to try to get a shot of the fireworks over the Junction Bridge, so I got there early (almost three hours before the show started) so I could claim a spot in the park that had a decent view of the bridge. It was a long wait, but fortunately the weather that day was perfect after some storms had managed to push out the heat and humidity. We were even treated to a nice sunset too.



I did spend some time before the show started to carefully pick out what composition would be best. And when it got dark, I tried to work out the best camera settings for capturing fireworks. And then finally at 9:30, the fireworks started. But that meant that suddenly a bunch of people all rushed forward to get the best view. Which apparently was right in front of my camera. The shot I had envisioned during the long wait now had to be hastily changed, since there were a bunch of people standing in the way blocking my view of the bridge. But I managed to point the camera through a gap in the crowd and was able to get a few pictures of the fireworks.



And one more shot, looking more closely at all the people jammed onto the Junction Bridge watching the fireworks.