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An image of the Seattle skyline and gasworks park 4 July 2005.  This pic was taken just before the fireworks show started.
4th of July Fireworks Show at Lake Union in Seattle
When I got my 20D, I couldn't wait to try my hand at shooting fireworks.
I'm not much into baseball really, but I am very into fireworks.
I love going to baseball games to see the fireworks.
I'm a little out of practice.  I forgot to bring my remote shutter release.  So all of these shots were done with my hand on the camera (which was on a tripod of course).
My goal with these shots was to get a little more sense of the size of the fireworks by getting part of the stadium in the shot.
This year i wanted to try something a bit different.  My wife, my brother-in-law David, and I decided to go to the opening day game of the Rainers.
I shot the fireworks at the Tacoma Rainiers games a lot last year.  They were excellent practice for the 4th of July fireworks show at Gasworks Park in 2005 (that gallery is on my site by the way).
An image of the Seattle skyline and gasworks park 4 July 2005. This pic was taken just before the fireworks show started.
An image of the Seattle skyline and gasworks park 4 July 2005.  This pic was taken just before the fireworks show started.
An image of the Seattle skyline and gasworks park 4 July 2005. This pic was taken just before the fireworks show started.
See photo in original gallery.