My take on NYE and some fireworks - Part I

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My take on NYE and some fireworks - Part I

Postby Geoff on Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:34 pm

Taken from Manly and the 9pm fireworks there:

The barge with fireworks coming in to stop before dark:
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Dusk:
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Re: My take on NYE and some fireworks - Part I

Postby biggerry on Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:29 pm

I like the 2 and 3 the best, the clouds are great in that shot (2) and its a nice view you have there, must be hard waking up to that :D

Was it windy out that way NYE? I assume that building on the right obscures the city - come to think of it theres a big hill on the other side of the bay there :?
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Re: My take on NYE and some fireworks - Part I

Postby Geoff on Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:31 pm

Thanks Gerry,
I don't live there, I just had the place for the evening on NYE...lucky!
It wasn't windy at all on NYE, and yep, that building on the right, obscures the big hill which then blocks the city view :)
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Re: My take on NYE and some fireworks - Part I

Postby whitey on Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:45 pm

Thanks for posting these Geoff, made me realise that I may have cropped some of my shots too closely. All these different NYE shots are great, so much to learn.

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