Uploaded: July 12, 2006 04:20:00
f/8, 2.5 Seconds, ISO64
A glimpse of some of the fireworks in D.C. this year. Slight Levels & Saturation in PSE2.
7/06 Finalist; EoD
Carolyn M. Fletcher July 12, 2006
Great fireworks shot! I really like this one! #482500Don Johnson July 12, 2006
Chris,I like this shot. A different perspective than the normal fireworks type shot. Good job. #3017830
Carla Metzler July 12, 2006
Great shot, Christopher! #3017922Tamera S. Phillips July 12, 2006
Perfect cropping on this shot Chris - I really like it. #3018311Chris Budny July 12, 2006
Well, thanks everyone! Gives me hope for next year's attempt, and maybe I'll skim through my shots 1 more time to see if any others can be "salvaged"... I believe my camera was fully zoomed in to begin with on this (ie, the original image file does not have this entire firework's burst) I did crop off some of the top, which was all smoke. #3019188Tricia L. Olson-Giles July 12, 2006
No offense meant to anyone, but fireworks shots usually bore me. But this is one is unique and I love it!!! #3019193Ray Clarke July 12, 2006
Totally different, well done Christopher!!!(R) #3019676Chris Budny July 12, 2006
Tricia & Ray--thanks so much! Tricia, I'm now kind of glad my attempts to capture the "usual fireworks shot" didn't work out as planned ;) The comments here have encouraged me to post one or two more in this style of zoomed-in, no-full-burst composition, in the days ahead. (Just a pity so many of the shots are filled with so much smoke!!) #3021470Dennis Flanagan August 23, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist Chris. #3205041Chris Budny August 23, 2006
Dennis...do you know a secret?? I don't see a Finalist on this one today, but I'll take your comment as a sign of good things to come! ;) #3205356eileen bedford August 23, 2006
Great capture on your fireworks shots. Well done Chris. They can be difficult to get. #3205712Chris Budny August 24, 2006
Thank you, Eileen. All my "zoomed in" shots are the ones that came out best... none of my attempts to get the full burst in the frame, are satisfactory---yet that was my initial goal. I definitely like these "detail" shots better, now! #3207005Brian Lobdell August 26, 2006
...and it was good things to come! Wonderful, vivid capture Chris! Congrats on this finalist and good luck! #3218277Chris Budny August 26, 2006
Thank you Brian... I just got home minutes ago, to discover the Finalists had been announced. I had my Inbox sorted funky, and had no idea I'd received any! :) Always a treat! #3219272Kara L. Hendricks August 26, 2006
Congrats and best of luck!!! #3219721Ray Clarke August 26, 2006
Congrats Christopher #3220088Robyn Mackenzie August 26, 2006
Congratulations, Chris - great job! Best of luck! #3221258Judyann Plante August 26, 2006
Congratulations, Chris!!!Judyann ><> #3221506
Tamera S. Phillips August 26, 2006
I just had a feeling about this one Chris! Congrats on this beautiful finalist. #3221591Cesar J. La Rosa August 26, 2006
Congratulations on this GREAT Finalist, Chris!!! #3222360Revonda L. Gentry August 26, 2006
Spectacular!! Congratulations, Christopher!! #3222602Tonya R. Boles August 26, 2006
Congrats.. #3222658Chris Budny August 26, 2006
Wow, folks, thank you so much, R&A, Robyn, Kara, Judyann, Tammy, Cesar, Revonda & Tonya! I'm really tickled that this one got a Finalist, being it was my first time shooting fireworks, and I was initially very disappointed with my results that night! #3222861Pat Gamwell August 27, 2006
This shot absolutely deserved to be recognized, Chris! It's superb! CONGRATS! #3223844Chris Budny August 27, 2006
Thank you very much, Pat! #3225359Cyn Valentine August 27, 2006
Congratulations!! #3225382Chris Budny August 27, 2006
Cyn, thank you! #3225835Sandra Freyler August 27, 2006
Congratulations, Christopher! This is awesome! :) #3225846Jeff Robinson August 27, 2006
Outstanding work; congrats on your Finalist! Jeff #3226190Michael S. Swaffar August 27, 2006
Huge Congrats, Chris! I love the composition and the up close feeling here like youre right in the middle of it.Good luck in the next round!
Michael
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Sylvia Rossler August 27, 2006
Super shot and well deserved finalist Chris :o) Big congrats :O) #3226632Chris Budny August 27, 2006
Sandra, Michael, Sylvia; thanks so much for your comments! I'm definitely encouraged to try more, next July! #3227840Chris Budny August 27, 2006
Oops... and Jeff, too! ;) #3227849Sharon Day August 27, 2006
Awesome fireworks shot, Chris!!! Congratulations and good luck next round! #3229099Chris Budny August 27, 2006
Thanks for your comments on my images, Sharon! Fingers crossed... #3229137Kay Beausoleil August 27, 2006
Congratulations on this sparkling finalist, Christopher! #3229329Chris Budny August 28, 2006
Thank you Kay, for all your congratulations! #3230996Don Johnson August 28, 2006
Chris,Congratulations! I knew this was a winner the first time I saw it. Nice job! #3231373
Chris Budny August 28, 2006
Thank you, Don! #3233443Mary Clarke August 30, 2006
Congratulations on this great Finalist Christopher #3246414Chris Budny August 30, 2006
Thanks so much, Mary! #3246618Tamera S. Phillips May 13, 2007
Chris I would resubmit this one for May's monthly theme. A Golden celebration of BP's anniversary! #4279830Chris Budny May 14, 2007
Great idea, Tamera! I just might try it... #4282400Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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