Fireworks

Taken at the 31st International Fireworks Festival in Scheveningen, Netherlands. This is an annual festival, lasting three days. There are two daily shows.

The location is perfect, right on the beatiful Scheveningen beach, next to the impressive Van Der Valk Pier on the right. The beach gets very crowded, but it's a long beach so there's room even if you arrive at the last moment.

I got lucky with the weather. Thursday was rainy, but on Friday there was a gorgeous sunset which lent a colorful background for the even more colorful fireworks. The couple standing in the glow of the fireworks was a fortunate coincindence.

This photo is from the Belgian team's show.

Taken at the 31st International Fireworks Festival in Scheveningen, Netherlands. This is an annual festival, lasting three days. There are two daily shows.

The location is perfect, right on the beatiful Scheveningen beach, next to the impressive Van Der Valk Pier. The beach gets very crowded, but it's a long beach so there's room even if you arrive at the last moment.

I got lucky with the weather. Thursday was rainy, but on Friday there was a gorgeous sunset which lent a colorful background for the even more colorful fireworks.

This photo is from the British team's show.

Taken at the 31st International Fireworks Festival in Scheveningen, Netherlands. This is an annual festival, lasting three days. There are two daily shows.

The location is perfect, right on the beatiful Scheveningen beach, next to the impressive Van Der Valk Pier. The beach gets very crowded, but it's a long beach so there's room even if you arrive at the last moment.

I got lucky with the weather. Thursday was rainy, but on Friday there was a gorgeous sunset which lent a colorful background for the even more colorful fireworks.

This photo is from the British team's show.

Taken at the 31st International Fireworks Festival in Scheveningen, Netherlands. This is an annual festival, lasting three days. There are two daily shows.

The location is perfect, right on the beatiful Scheveningen beach, next to the impressive Van Der Valk Pier. The beach gets very crowded, but it's a long beach so there's room even if you arrive at the last moment.

I got lucky with the weather. Thursday was rainy, but on Friday there was a gorgeous sunset which lent a colorful background for the even more colorful fireworks.

This photo is from the British team's show.

Taken at the 31st International Fireworks Festival in Scheveningen, Netherlands. This is an annual festival, lasting three days. There are two daily shows.

The location is perfect, right on the beatiful Scheveningen beach, next to the impressive Van Der Valk Pier. The beach gets very crowded, but it's a long beach so there's room even if you arrive at the last moment.

I got lucky with the weather. Thursday was rainy, but on Friday there was a gorgeous sunset which lent a colorful background for the even more colorful fireworks.

This photo is from the British team's show.

Taken at the 31st International Fireworks Festival in Scheveningen, Netherlands. This is an annual festival, lasting three days. There are two daily shows.

The location is perfect, right on the beatiful Scheveningen beach, next to the impressive Van Der Valk Pier. The beach gets very crowded, but it's a long beach so there's room even if you arrive at the last moment.

I got lucky with the weather. Thursday was rainy, but on Friday there was a gorgeous sunset which lent a colorful background for the even more colorful fireworks.

This photo is from the Belgian team's show.

Taken at the 31st International Fireworks Festival in Scheveningen, Netherlands. This is an annual festival, lasting three days. There are two daily shows.

The location is perfect, right on the beatiful Scheveningen beach, next to the impressive Van Der Valk Pier. The beach gets very crowded, but it's a long beach so there's room even if you arrive at the last moment.

I got lucky with the weather. Thursday was rainy, but on Friday there was a gorgeous sunset which lent a colorful background for the even more colorful fireworks.

This photo is from the Belgian team's show.

This is taken in Suomenlinna at an annual fireworks competition in Helsinki, Finland. I used some dark foliage to frame these fiery flowers.

Taking photographs of fireworks is largely a matter of luck and volume. Even so the photographer can affect the outcome. You can't anticipate the explosions, as it's too late to trip the shutter by the time you see the flash - you'll end up with bright spokes without the hub. So what I do is to open the shutter for 15 or so seconds, and wait for a good burst. Tripod is essential if you want sharp, noise/grain-free pictures.