fireworks

I couldn't find a current thread for this, so I figured this would be a good time (especially for those of us in the US). Last night, we visited our local open-air mall, hoping to catch their fireworks display. Unfortunately, there was a huge crowd (personal fireworks are banned in my county...

As advertised, I was in my home town of Fall River, Massachusetts, last week. It's an old mill town best known for it's unusual demographics (a large Portuguese population) and the famous Lizzie Borden murder case in the last 19th century. Half the town sits on a hillside that goes down to a...

We got to have some fun this 4th of July (I have no idea why some of these come up sideways and there is no way to rotate them) And enjoyed a few fireworks. I forgot the tripod, (seriously it was sitting on the counter at home), so don't be too judgy as they are all handheld and it was not a...

New York State allows the sale of ground-based non-explosive fireworks to citizens. For the Fourth, some friends bought some. I shot over 250 pix. Here's a sampling: Cheers, Jock

Shot off tripod. Trees obscured part of lower sky. Had troubles with getting slo-mo to work (note to self: bring small flashlight so you can see the dials!). Need to figure how to get faster autofocus lock-on, but still, pleased with initial result. All feedback welcome. Cheers, Jock

These were taken while I was shooting video. The RX10 IV offers the ability to capture stills while video capture continues uninterrupted. Cheers, Jock

Hung out and watched some fireworks for the 4th of July Fourth at the Fountain A6000 and 28-70mm FE. Forgot the tripod. Agh, dirty glasses. Oh well. Selfies Just a couple that turned out doing it handheld