Light shows seem popular now but still people love to see gunpowder burnt, have terrified animals and cause much visible pollution. We've seen so many fireworks from here over a couple of decades, we don't really bother watching them now. However when a massive display is being let off a couple of hundred metres away, it is a different matter. I think there was a display for the four nights of the GP. They were certainly well done. I took about a hundred photos and chose these as the best. There is not much more to say really.
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Quite spectacular. Very good nothing caught on fire. Usually here something catches fire somewhere or fingers, hands, something, gets blown off somebody. That's the 4th of July here, when people make and or buy illegal fireworks. Those are very pretty, great photos!
ReplyDeleteStrayer, there is nothing in the park to burn really. Illegal fireworks are a problem here too, bought over the internet. Thanks.
DeleteThose photos speak for themselves. What a great, free, spectacle you had.
ReplyDeleteA spectacle is was JayCee, at least ten minutes for four nights. We didn't bother looking at the last night.
DeleteI find fireworks difficult to photograph. You did well.
ReplyDeleteEC, there is a symbol on phone camera that looks like it is for taking firework photos, so maybe that did the trick. I did take an deleted an awful lot of photos. I was bound to get some that would be ok.
DeleteI really enjoy firework displays properly done. I enjoyed your photos but would have really been thrilled to see them 'in real life'.
ReplyDeleteThanks Graham. Yes, the noise is a factor indeed. The wind must have been wrong for us to smell gunpowder.
DeleteGreat pictures Andrew and there's plenty to say such as OOOOOH! AAAAH! and WOW! like the noises you might hear at the door of a convent dormitory when Father O'Toole calls round.
ReplyDeleteThanks YP. As for Father of the Tool, that is in poor taste but I remember my desires at a youthful age.
DeleteI still love the spectacle of a good firework display. There is something about the smell and the noise. It rekindles the childhood sense of pure magic.
ReplyDeleteCaro, professional displays are great and I used to enjoy fireworks on bon fire night around a huge burning fire, but really bad things happened to humans and animals back then.
DeleteFor a small community, my area puts a good fourth of July. Firework show.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe.
Dora, I can well imagine smaller towns like yours would put on a good display.
DeleteYou chose well. I still love pretty fireworks, but I remember them having more colours years ago. Greens and blues and pinks along with the reds, golds and white.
ReplyDeleteRiver, there were lots of red and some greens and blue, but those two colours did not look spectacular. But actually, you are right. Little gold and white.
DeleteAfter WW2 the most loved activity our dads all did was build a bonfire and let off fireworks on Guy Fawkes Night every Nov. When the fireworks were banned, children lost the best fun night with their fathers :(
ReplyDeleteThat is quite true Hels, but many people were no longer injured by fireworks, nor were cats scared to death when a penny bunger was tied to its tail. The actions of some easily spoil the pleasure for others.
DeleteFireworks are beautiful but too noisy, and terrifying for animals, wild or domestic. Four nights seems excessive . . .
ReplyDeleteJabBlog, it was each night of the Grand Prix. It would have been better to save the display for the last night as grand finale.
DeleteHere during the Diwali festival, there is so much of similar fireworks. I can fully relate when you say it causes noise and air pollution.
ReplyDeleteDiwali gets bigger here each year Pradeep, but no inner city fireworks...yet.
DeleteNice show,
ReplyDeleteIt was TP.
DeleteThat looks spectacular!
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty damned good Roentare.
DeleteCool images. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteEven jaded me was impressed, Darla.
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