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All Systems Go For Launch
All Systems Go For Launch
EddyG


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: At Work (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Canton, MI
Date: Jun 21, 2003
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Candid, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Jun 22, 2003

 My first DPC submission! I decided to see if I could get "up close" (via my camera) to the local fireworks display that took place Saturday night -- before they started shooting them off.

The folks there were really great, and explained a bunch of stuff about the show and fireworks in general. I grabbed some pictures of the "launch team" doing some last-minute checks before they covered the "finale tubes" (shown here) with tarps.

The first part of the show was all hand lit (you can see those mortar tubes in the background); the finale was electronically triggered (hence the wires in the foreground).

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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 06/30/2003 01:23:35 PM
The long shadows and yellowish cast were caused by the sun being low on the horizon because of it being late in the day (the start of the show was only a couple hours away). The fire marshall wouldn't permit me to use a flash (and I wasn't about to argue with him.) It was fun to see the stuff up-close and talk to the fireworks crew. And I got a few nice shots of the show (from a regular viewing distance, not at the launch site) a few hours later.

Message edited by author 2003-06-30 13:25:50.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 06/29/2003 08:07:29 PM
Nice mortar pipes
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Canon PowerShot G3
 06/27/2003 11:46:10 AM
When I first saw this earlier in the week, I could not figure out what they were doing and then I saw the tshirt that said "Fireworks" This is a nice shot of something that you don't see every day (or at least I don't!) The shadow in the foreground takes away from your shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 06/26/2003 08:37:05 PM
what a fun job....please post more pics from this angle.....when they go off
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