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I hope everyone had a great NYE and a safe one.

I checked out one of the more easily acessible locations on the inner west side of the harbour, the view was not the best, but the location was very manageable. These are from Ballast Point over near Birchgrove - I tell yas what, I wish I had a house over there...



this was after the first 2 million bucks of gunpowder...





definitely not enough blues this year!

Some great captures Gerry, its a shame that you didnt get the whole bridge in, but then again my vantage point wasnt any better.

I would definitely agree that there wasnt enough blue this year

Also a very nice set. I like the first and third best.

These are neat Gerry, did not take a camera to our local effort but it was an awsome show.

2nd does it for me, so crisp and looks like I imagined -smokey!! I found even on the tele last night there was a lot more smoke about this year, and I think too much around the bridge which made it smokier! But then again I wasn't there, it just looked that way on the tele!

More pretty's

I think I like the third best. I totally missed the ones off the bridge (I was fumbling about with the camera and settings! )

Nothing you can do but in some ways I find the smoky haze a little distracting - although I guess in some ways it adds to the feel - I think I was just lucky and had the wind blowing it away from me behind the fireworks?

Does anyone know of a good vantage point where you can get those shots from up very high looking down the harbour towards the opera house/city/bridge? Presumably some huge tower (if they exist) at Kirribilli or Cremorne Point?

Remorhaz wrote:Presumably some huge tower (if they exist) at Kirribilli or Cremorne Point?

There is no huge tower in Cremorne point. I checked. But you do get an awesome view if you get there early enough.

Looks like you got some keepers despite the 'island in your way'.

I quite like #1 with it's haze and smoke. It's a viewpoint that I haven't seen before.

Did you push-bike it?

Gerry

I really like these - #1 and #4 are my faves of these. Was that spot uber crowded?

And I noted the lack of blue fireworks too (I think they are more expensive)

bigsarg7 wrote:I found even on the tele last night there was a lot more smoke about this year,!

yeah smoke was crazy...there was not enough breeze to carry it away fast enough - on teh way home it was still lingering over in newtown.

Remorhaz wrote:Nothing you can do but in some ways I find the smoky haze a little distracting - although I guess in some ways it adds to the feel - I think I was just lucky and had the wind blowing it away from me behind the fireworks?

yeah, being on the north shore was the prime place this yeah, this meant the majority of teh smake was behind the fireworks... man, you reckon at 5 million smackaroos they could work how to make them smokeless

Remorhaz wrote:Does anyone know of a good vantage point where you can get those shots from up very high looking down the harbour towards the opera house/city/bridge? Presumably some huge tower (if they exist) at Kirribilli or Cremorne Point?

I wonder if Julia would like some company?

surenj wrote:Looks like you got some keepers despite the 'island in your way'.
I quite like #1 with it's haze and smoke. It's a viewpoint that I haven't seen before.
Did you push-bike it?

Yeah, i knew the island was there, but in hindsight it is a bit of a sore thumb. Anyway, I did not want to do the same place as 2008 so I am happy I tried this new location.

Push bike! certainly did, there is nothing better than the 20 minute ride past all teh banked up traffic! It was great to see lots more peeps out there with the pushies as well - it makes sense, cause you can knock back a few beers and not have to worry...

stubbsy wrote: Was that spot uber crowded?

nope, Ballast Point is not listed as a vantage point on teh official NYE guide, the majority of people there are families and you could pretty easiy get a possie on the fence line up on the cliff, obviously in the minutes leading up to 12 it was a bit a made rush of drunken togs and mums...

Although, man there was a lot of coppers tehre, there was even the riot squad...I guess them babies can really get outta control..hoons..