Firework Silhouettes by phil_howcroft

Firework Silhouettes

Firework Silhouettes seen at the Nottingham City Council Firework display at The Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham

Hand held with my nifty fifty

We go to the display every year.

Although the fireworks were spectacular and beautiful, they lasted all of 12 minutes
I love all the smoke and that you included the spectators!
November 6th, 2014  
Cool shot
November 6th, 2014  
Great color!
November 6th, 2014  
12 minutes and think about how much they cost! I bet people will have forgotten them after a couple of days! Not that I would like to see them stop, of course - we can get good photographs!
November 6th, 2014  
@timandelke thanks elke, this was one of the very few firework shots that didn't get blown out !!!

@kerristephens thanx kerri

@kfromnj many thanks karen

@maggiemae yes 12 minutes, i think we had 15 minutes last year maggie :)
November 6th, 2014  
Great capture of some
Nice red ones!!!! Here in the US, on July 4, when we have fireworks, some of us noticed there were very few blue ones. Did you notice that? Maybe they cost more! Or do not show up on dark sky was well
November 6th, 2014  
Oh my!!! The silhouetts are great in that red light. What is the reason for the display?
November 6th, 2014  
Sue
Great colour ... Guy Faulkes Day?
November 6th, 2014  
Beautifully captured. The sihouettes add life to the display.
November 6th, 2014  
@eyesmile gena, it was 'bonfire night' / 'guy fawkes night', we celebrate the failed attempt to blow up the "houses of parliament" (same as your whitehouse) by guy fawkes in 1605

Thanks for your comments

@sangwann thanks dione

@redpants spott on sue

@espyetta lots of colours MB, i am sure i saw some blues
November 6th, 2014  
Hardly worth putting your coat on Phil!! There is something about a bonfire night though & I miss our bonfire nights when the kids were little. We could smell lovely smoke last night but I never heard one firework go off. Love your flash of red lighting up,the whole sky....great P&S shot, it did well! Treacle toffee yum yum.....hope you had some!
November 6th, 2014  
@happypat nice memories pat, we used to have parkin, potato pie with red cabbage back in the day :-).
No food last night
November 6th, 2014  
Brilliant shot Phil
November 6th, 2014  
12 minutes is no time at all!!!!
Lovely shot ..... like the colour as it sets off the smoke :)
November 6th, 2014  
@butterfingers1960 many thanks louise

@willowdragon indeed Al, we always time them (sad I know !), they have been known to last for 15-20 minutes in previous years !!
November 6th, 2014  
12 minutes is a long time when you're a spaniel hiding under a bed! Quite a shock when I was expecting a B&W shot!
November 6th, 2014  
@judithg awww poor monty, ruby seem to ignore them. You are right about the lack of colour in my recent posts (it's that damn 50 mono portraits). My flickr photos are very mono at the moment as i only post my better pics there and at the moment they all seem to be my portraits . I dipping my toes into google+ , there are some fantastic photographers showcasing some super shots there. 365 will always be my main photostream though :)
November 6th, 2014  
You got the essence of the 12 minute display. Well done!
November 7th, 2014  
I love the red glow you've captured. Shame about the shortness of the display this year.
November 12th, 2014  
Lee
What a dramatic shot, love the red.
November 16th, 2014  
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