NYE 2011 - Sydney Harbour

A spectacular New Year's Eve on Sydney Harbour.

Happy New Year everyone!

Like the action, a lot going on at once.

Original, very good lighting

Muy buena exposicion, excelente documento. Saludos

I wish I was there... Excellent shot...

I wish I were there. Great photo! I envy you.

Brendan, Very nice work. Hope I can join you next year.

Sure Jeffrey, Sydney NYE fireworks is always worth a look, if you are happy to perch near a cliff then you can roll up at this spot 11:00pm and still get a a clear shot.

Thanks to everyone else for your comments.

outstanding photo. wish you a Happy New Year!

Excellent timing, love the composition, colors and of course fireworks :)

I like this one, and also the others from New Years Eve. You really caught the mood with the lights and fireworks.

Sidsel

Nice balanced composition, accurate exposure time! Was this one cropped or stitched together? Is it possible to take panaroma shot under this condition. Bravo, Yi

Masterfully executed, Brendan. You had a good vantage point. Not too many other people trying to take a shot ?

Thanks again everyone.

Yi Sun, the photo was taken at around 24mm on a 16-35mm lens and then cropped to create a 5x2 format.  I am using a 5D MkII so you can afford to do this and still get a reasonably large image.

I do post some photos occasionally which are taken on a 24mmTS/E lens stiched to give equiv. 14mm angle of view however this is too wide for this vantage point and would be impracticle for fireworks.

Peter, there were a lot of people there by 12:00am most with hand-held cameras and flash, I found a couple of keen photographers with tripods most of which found a vantage point early. In my case I was there with family and friends but still found a clear spot around 11:30pm.

Best Regards, Brendan.

Thank you for your reply, very insightful and detailed! I will pay attention to your portfolio! Keep the good work coming! Regards, Yi