Day 175: Fireworks

I think today's title was a given considering yesterdays title... and yes, I did plan that ahead. Happy 4th of July everyone! This was taken at the Palmer Lake Fireworks show. I got there 2 hours early. It took me 20 minutes to find a parking place close to the lake, another 30 minutes to walk around the lake and find a place to set up the tripod. I took 99 pictures in my hour or so before the 'works started, 176 during the show, and 81 afterwords. I waited around with mom (who showed up 10 minutes before the show) for about an hour and a half, and then we finally left. The traffic was still backed up to dead standstill when we got out of there. I would wager at least 5000 people packed into that little town, if not more. Anyway, here is my picture, it was taken about 3/4 of the way through the show. I chose this one for the clarity of the firworks (I had to manually focus every picture... auto focus isn't friendly with firworks.) and the reflection in the lake. I think it provides a good overview of the whole scene.

I'll post links to everyone else's pictures once we all get them chosen and posted. Check back tomorrow for more, or while you wait, check out my other fav's from tonights fireworks over on the latest post on EiP.