July 11, 2010

weekly winners: fourth of july

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July 4-10, 2010

We had a busy fourth of July!  Bike ride, brunch, art and music street fair by day,  BBQ and fireworks by night. Like last year, we were invited to a friend-of-a-friend’s in-laws’ waterfront home to watch the show!

waiting for the fireworks

sparklers

sparklers

Of course, I didn’t bring a tripod so most of my photos looked like this:

firework squiggle

But I kept trying!

fireworks

Even though I was using a point-and-shoot, I managed to do this on purpose:

fireworks bokeh

The finale:

fireworks finale

The fireworks show was a bit odd this year. There was a finale. And then they kept shooting off more. And then there was another somewhat smaller finale. And a few more random bursts …

And then it was over. But the neighbors kept it going. They put on a pretty good show, too!

fireworks next door

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  • By Denise, July 11, 2010 @ 5:03 pm

    Bokeh beauty!! GREAT captures!!

  • By mrs4444, July 11, 2010 @ 5:19 pm

    I love the one you did “on purpose.” It reminds me of a broach.

  • By CJ, July 11, 2010 @ 6:31 pm

    I love all the fire work pictures going around, the one you did “on purpose” is really neat, but the rest are cool too!

  • By Ana-Maria, July 11, 2010 @ 8:56 pm

    Gorgeous pics!

  • By Rachel ~ Southern Fairytale, July 11, 2010 @ 9:26 pm

    Those first two shots are amazing.
    AMAZING.

  • By Sharon, July 12, 2010 @ 1:53 am

    I love that last shot!!

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