Spinnaker Tower Fireworks

All shot with Pentax K3 and Pentax-A 35/2.
Taken from Gosport Ferry across the water to Gunwharf Quays.

No 2 is a brilliant effect! Almost looks like 'shutter drag'. I know you wanted to keep the reference point of the tower there, but I do feel the fireworks lose some impact as a result, and it would be better to crop in more, or have shot zoomed in more.

Thanks, it was my first time at this event and I really wanted the Spinnaker Tower in the shot as well as the silhouettes of the spectators.
Obviously you have to make your decisions beforehand and I should have used a 24mm instead of the 35. I'll get my positioning better next year. Might have to try and get underneath the tower.

Yes, I'm sure that would work well .. anyway, its always good to revisit places and events taking different lenses, you get very different perspectives.

Agreed.

Really good, I like those...especially No.2

Karlo

The extra interest makes the shots, I think - I've fiddled with firework shots and because of the location of our local displays, a decent reference landmark just isn't there. So having something like this makes a big difference I think. Lovely shots.

If your experience is like mine, it'll be a challenge to get much different next year, be interesting to see then.

1, 4 and 5 are my favourites there I think - I had a similar effect as 2 on some of mine due to the wind on the night, and personally I prefer the clearer 'light track' effect when that isn't there.

Thanks, I try.

That was my experience too, hence the Tower.

The good thing about this venue is the different possibilities to position the camera, I was across the harbour this year but there is plenty of ground around the tower to try. I'll find out next year if they can deliver more interesting images.

I prefer the "Cleaner" ones too. They are the best timed shots.