It may be work, it may be play, it may be near, it may be away. So here is the challenge - to shoot and post one photograph a day on this site. These photographs are a kind of diary of things I find interesting. I am also thinking that there will be days when I am unable to shoot, so on those infrequent occasions, I will post a photograph done on another day, but one that still feels important to me. - Ken Spencer
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Fireworks!
There were fireworks down at the harbor, in celebration of Memorial day, so we went down to watch them. I have photographed fireworks at two different sites in the past, and posted the images here. But I thought tonight that I better do something different, because shooting the bursts in the sky was getting old. I realized that I need an interesting foreground if the picture was to be worthwhile. Well, I lucked out, because I saw this family standing right at the edge of the water. Perfect! The one frustrating thing was that the exposure was 5 or 10 seconds, and they kept moving while watching the fireworks. So they are blurred to different degrees. But they do read as a family with a small child, fortunately.
Fireworks can be tough to shoot. I've tried and failed many times. Your scene is fun to see and I agree the people in the foreground make the shot.
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