Fireworks Reminiscences

If this were any other year, I would almost certainly have photographed fireworks at last night's Canada Day celebration. But it is this year, pandemic and lockdown year, so there were no celebrations, apart from some online stuff. Good for them for trying to keep the spirit.

For two years prior to 2019, we experienced bad weather. One year, it was ridiculously cold and the other year, it rained until almost show time, so I didn't venture out.

In both of those inclement years I photographed from our bedroom window, and they actual turned out pretty well. Here's a link to my 2018 post. Strangely, I can't see that I posted in 2017, but I did take photos. In fact my post from last year began with the same history that I repeat now, so I may as well repeat them again.

2017

2018

I posted the above photos last year in this post along with 4 photos that were current at the time. I won't repost those 4 photos here and now because, for the occasion, I have processed 4 more images from last year. Although I really like the above photos from the window, the ensuing ones are of higher local interest for they include the town hall.

These first two are composites of 2 single photos just because I can, and I like to play.

The next two images are single exposures. (For those who are interested, I photograph fireworks at ISO 100, f11, 4 seconds: obviously on a tripod.)

Should next year be yet another failure, either due to weather or the pandemic (perish the thought), I can probably find a few more to process from last year. But let's hope not, eh?