traditional bonfire

Fireworks displays on the Po river - in celebrating the city's patron saint

San Giovanni (St. John the Baptist) - Torino, 24 june 2008, shot from my

balcony. Thank you!

Beautiful, it all works.

beautiful. capture at the right moment. and the red smoke is particular gorgeous. congrats.

Un'ottima foto di fuochi d'artificio! Inoltre efficace la composizione e bella la luce notturna. Un saluto da Glauco. 7/7 anon.

Excellent composition,very good exposure,and colours,El. Like it very much.

... very good colors and composition ...

El sistema no me deja dar los dos sietes que merece la foto. Una foto dificil pero muy bien hecha. Una preciosidad!

Hai un bel balcone, con uno splendido panorama sulla citt�Bellissima foto, da buona napoletana adoro i fuochi d'artificio, e questa immagine �otograficamente ineccepibile. Ciao.

Very beautiful bonfire night. Well done.7/7 anon. Best regards.

Spectacular photo with wonderful sharpness and vivid colors. Yoy captured the bonfire at its best. By the way, you are lucky for being able to enjoy a beautiful vista from your balcony, El. Congrats.

@ Birte, Chan, Glauco, A.K. Sircar, Ahmet, Armindo, Rita, Linh, Sreten,

 

Thank you dear friends for your visits and your positive comments. It's with great pleasure that I can share my works with you. Thanks again and warm regards from the country of good wines, El

A wonderful fire works shot, well exposed & lovely.

Very nice image. Beautiful colors indeed! Regards

Tu balcon es realmente envidiable, que bien has captado esa luz.

Un abrazo y max en anon.

Hola EL. Es una imagen alegre y preciosa. Tienes mi 7/6 en anonimo. Un abrazo. Eugenio.

It is a very good capture, El. Congratulations and best regards

El-Po-Bo:...non lo negare!...questo e' un autoritratto!...sei spledida!...Ciaomau!

How is this under 'documentary,' I would have though it would be under 'event.' In any event very beautiful colors and excellent bg. I just read an article in magazine on how to do this, soooo did you use photoshop magic. Technical info??? max.

Very beautifull shot, the exposure and sharpness is perfect

What clarity! Beautiful.

thank you very much for finding this under 'documentary'... True, I should have placed it under 'events' - my fault ( I have not even thought about it)! The technicals: No photoshop modifications - because I don't have PS. The only adjustment is the contrast using 'Picasa'. I used Tripod, remote controller set to long exposure,camera mode to bulb, Lens (17-55mm f/2.8 ) to MF and infinity, ISo 100, f16, 3sec for the image shown. It all depends how long you keep the remote button down and how intense the display is. Too long - it washes out, too short - too dark. I also achieved good results with f11. This was my first serious attempt to fireworks and I am quite happy with the result. However, I will attach in future the specs :) Thanks again, Monte, always a pleasure to see you visit. Big hug, El

@ Cherlyn, welcome Gunnar, Agustin, Eugenio, Milena, Mau, Necip, Tim,

 

Thank you very much to all of you for your visits and supporting comments. It's a pleasure for me that I could attract your attention with my first attempt to fireworks.Thanks again for stopping by and warm regards, El

Lovely night shot, very sharp! Congratulations El.

El, I like the result, the BG is very unusual, with the city lights vs. the gay firework. Nice composition, well done.

Que bien lo has conseguido . Una composicion perfecta con el puente y los colores reflejados. Max anon y un abrazo.