Flying Fireworks

Posted by Jen (Alpharetta, United States) on 30 January 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

It looks like some sort of giant flying bird...a complete accident while snapping fireworks, but I thought it was unique shot worth sharing.

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Comments (16)

M.E. from Encino, United States

accidental shot or not, this is nice!

30 Jan 2007 5:13am

zahra from United States

It's weird how moving things can turn out so different than they actually are...but very interesting....I really like the shot!

30 Jan 2007 7:47am

Donna from Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Love the shot, afire like a pheonix.

30 Jan 2007 1:26pm

benjamin from Singapore

it sure is a lovely shot... beautiful streaking and curves!

30 Jan 2007 2:05pm

Wayne from Melbourne, Australia

I agree with M.E. accidentaly shot or not...you took it and its still fabulous!

30 Jan 2007 2:06pm

@Wayne: Thank You Wayne! I am so glad you like it!

Fred from Easton PA, United States

It sure does look like a giant fire bird, I think Donna's Pheonix descritpion hit it right on the mark.
Pretty impressive image, I could see useing a paint program and photo shop to make a surreal bird out of this. ( Just for fun )

30 Jan 2007 2:48pm

@Fred: When I downloaded it I was amazed at what I had actually captured.
Might have to try your suggestion and see what I come up with, if anything some color variations might take it to another level. Thank you!

Colour blind from Tokyo, Japan

Accident or not mate this is a great shot. I can't wait until Summer for the fireworks in Tokyo. I want to take a photo similar to this. Great exposure on this picture. It does resemble a phoenix.

30 Jan 2007 3:00pm

@Colour blind: Thank you! I am so glad you like it!

Darren from Japan

Nice one Jen. No such thing as an accident.

30 Jan 2007 3:35pm

@Darren: Very true, maybe we should call them "creative incidents" instead?
Thanks Darren!

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Very creative incident indeed!

30 Jan 2007 4:26pm

Michael Zhang from New York City, United States

I like how this 2s shutter gets an unique result while everyone else's long "traditional" firework exposures merely catch the ordinary.

30 Jan 2007 8:28pm

@Michael Zhang: Thank you, I hope to capture some more unique shots this July 4th or if I'm luck before!

Jerry from Tampa, United States

simply awesome Jen!

31 Jan 2007 1:19am

Alborz from Tehran, Iran

gorgeous lights up there! very well done

31 Jan 2007 5:24am

Lezek from Málaga, Spain

Mabye a phoenix, maybe an angel... Nice one!

31 Jan 2007 8:11pm

jennifer radio from United States

Fireworks bring back so many memories... :)

1 Feb 2007 4:49am

Bonnie from Loris, United States

Beautiful. Looks like an awesome critter. Nice capture.

1 Feb 2007 3:03pm

Sandy from Dallas, TX, United States

This is just lovely!! Don't ya LOVE it when you get photo surprises like this!!! :)

5 Feb 2007 3:51am

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