Beautiful stuff, DJN: perfect exposure.

Wow!!! Dreamy!!

Excellent - congratulations on the commissioned work as well. Tonight's display was easily the best out of the 4 weeks - they went for sheer firepower tonight!

This is a cool photo because not many people would've seen them from this angle. It's almost surreal seeing these fireworks at the end of a deserted pier - in one sense it's tranquil, and in another all hell is breaking loose!

I agree, fireworks photos never look as good as we think they should. I think the noise and smell and motion of fireworks is what makes them exciting. Photos just don't capture the whole experience. You did well with this one though. Those colors are nice and crisp!

Surreal and very, very lovely.

They're lucky to have someone of your talent and creativity for this shoot. I'm sure the contracted shots were equally killer, and a noticable change stylistically from years past.

Just perfect!

Beautiful colours.

Wow, stunning shot. The only thing that detracts from it at all for me is the post at the left being cut off. Otherwise, I'm extremely impressed.

Wow, this is really beautiful. Absolutely stunning shot, there isn't much more to say. Great capture.

i must agree that it is quite hard to find photos of fireworks that qualify as stunning. i do believe that you did cross that line with this shot. the fireworks are great, but the setting in which they are displayed really make this shot for me. i find myself staring at how everything on the ground is lit and shadowed more than the fireworks themselves. great job.

thats amazing, the best fireworks i have ever seen

I agree with you Dave that photographing fireworks is pretty tedious, take for example festival of light in Vancouver where 1.4 million people line up on the beaches. It is impossible to get a good picture because someone always bumps into tripod. I love how you took your picture. I wish I could take it from the dock too but in Vancouver, they shoot the fireworks from the middle of the ocean.

I do not recall ever seeing a better fireworks shot. Outstanding. The layering of subtle foreground detail and enough light to mildly light the area also goes a long way. I assume the radiating red lines are lasers. Odd how important the smoke was to make this shot, both for the lasers and the glow. I'm a little surprised that 2 seconds didn't show more drift in the sparks but it's good that it didn't. Just outstanding.

After taking a break from both photography and keeping up on my RSS feeds, I thank you for your recent posts. Tomorrow will be the day I pick my camera up again...

Wonderful shot and great colours! Perfect exposure and shutter speed choice.

Pretty interesting shot... Nice exposures throughout. The only thing I'm 'against' is the square crop. When I think fireworks (and the landscape shot that accompanies it), I think of a fairly widescreen/horizontal shot.

Would be interesting to see another crop option. Otherwise, pretty darn fine image, David.

I really like the perspective in this shot. Well done Dave.

Wow, really nices. I usually just see photos of one or two fireworks in front of a black sky, but this is so different. Excellent exposure!

Pretty amazing photo... certainly different from the usual firework photo...

amazing photo !!

Brilliant

Excellent. I love the geometry of the fireworks. Like giant feathery fans.

Beautiful capture.

what a beautiful fireworks-image. but i ask me, why wasn't people at this place. the view is fantastique. tell me.

regards

i agree....i think fireworks aren't really that captivating to look at until you've done something special with them....this is special....liking the silo a lot and the fact that theyre all shades of red.....8.5/10
cr=8/10
p.s. check out this one by my friend azhar, again its something different with fireworks
http://www.thedailysunrise.com/2006/09/cityscape-kaboom.php

Absolutely excellent and you don't even like firework photographs!!

That's more like it. IT's in colour, you have alittle interest to the foreground to give context. It looks ace. This really is dynanmic. The foreground makes it for me.

Just.. wow!

I'll tell you why I don't like this .............

Because I didn't do it

BANG!.. B...B...BANG!BANG!BANG!
In other words, this shot blew me away!!!

Sensational - better than any fireworks scene that I've ever seen. The sky looks like it's painted in red & light.

Abslutely Fantastic!

great work, looks like a big party :)

That is great! One of the best firework shots I've seen.

Hey Dave that spiel is so down beat on what is a really great image! I love the dreamy atmosphere, with no obvious crowds of an event, its really has a dream quality. Nice one.

It's special! I prefer the read and streedlambs on the front!

Fab shot. You're wrong to be disapointed.

Technicalluy this is a good picture and i am sure that blackpool council is pleased. However artistically i feel it is lacking.

waw, the colors are incredible

quite possibly the most beautiful fireworks photo I've ever seen. No one really seems to capture the beauty and childhood wonderment of exploding colored gun powder like they should.

Kudos!

Thanks everyone.

wonderful capture. this is truly outstanding.

wow! Spectacular

Fantastic photo - makes me want to drive up to Blackpool this Friday and try my luck

I was there on Friday Dave Tripod in position on the beach right at the limit where they would allow you to go.

Managed to grab some 1/2 decent shots also @ about 15secs exposure f/11, will give you a nudge when I start sticking them up on the blog if you are interested.

This is a great representation shot of the display and the fireworks look like Laser beams or something.

I've never been a big fan of fireworks shots either. I don't like shooting them at all and have stopped carrying my camera in recent years. In this image though, you've managed to solve the problem -- most fireworks shots have no foreground interest unless they are city skyline shots. The straight lines coming from the ground, coupled with the rule of thirds composition makes this extra nice, as does the variety of colors. I don't mind the lamp, and I dig the square crop. Fine job, David.

I gotta comment on this one. This is a pretty special shot. Great timing here

Beautiful! Fantastic colors and composition! Very well done!

Stunning shot!
Great variety of colours and fine foreground with the pier and lamps.

"wow" the first thing i said when i saw it. im still amazed. it makes you feel like youre at the scene. very very cool.

This is very well taken the exposure looks perfect and the colours are very nice too.

This is an amazing photograph. Whenever I try to take pictures of fireworks, the color and image never appear as it does in person. It's amazing how the lights of the fireworks light up the entire sky and make it appear purple. The location of where you took the picture is also good because there's no one around on the pier, and makes the sceen seem almost calm in a way.

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Wow! Now that's what I call a fireworks display. That's THE grand finale of all grand finales. Excellent shot!

It's b-e-a-utiful the lights blaze right at you and i just wish was there to hear their melody of music, to see them dance with the stars. A new world you get driven to and you imagine what harm gun powder would have done. We wouldn't have the houses of parliament or get to live and jive with them on the 5th of November!!!!!!!!

LOVLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!

i rhink this pic is fab i just love it. it is so colourfull!!!!!!!!!!!!!