@simster thanks Simone - this was the first time I tried long exposure for fireworks. This was 5 seconds & depending on the number of different explosions sometimes it was too long. Not sure it is the 'proper way' or not!
@ditto44 LOL - I was actually looking at the shots I took when I first got my DSLR in 2010 today - they were all taken on fully auto & I remember being upset that there was no fireworks mode, like there was on my compact, so I thought I had been 'ripped off' DOH!
really hope you're feeling better soon...
This looks like it was taken from Pt Cartwright :-) Nicely captured!!