Fireworks

We went to my sister's house, who lives in West Jordan, UT, last night to light fireworks in celebration of independence day and just because it's fun to light things on fire. I was having a good time with the digital camera and was surprised how good the photographs turned out after 30 second exposures. If the firework was lit for too long during the exposure the firework would be too overexposed. I determined exposures needed to start just prior to the firework ending, and then you would have the remainder of the time left for the ambient exposure. Here are some of the better results.


I think this fountain was called "winter storm"

My parents, my brother Curtis, my wife Susan, my nephew Carson, my son Kevin, and my sister Carrie watching the fireworks for 15 seconds.

Kevin and his grandmother playing with sparklers.

Sam trying to spell 2005 with his sparkler.