So there I was, standing out on the sidewalk in front of somebody’s house at midnight, holding an umbrella over my camera, which was mounted on a tripod and aimed out over the rooftops toward where some people I don’t know were shooting off fireworks. I’d had to drive around to find a place with fireworks and enough trees to block the streetlights without blocking my view of the fireworks. Then I had to wait for the fireworks to go up. Meanwhile, people all around were launching fireworks, even though it wasn’t the 4th yet, and even though it was raining slightly (thus the umbrella to protect the camera lens and electronics), but my camera wasn’t aimed at them.
I did get a couple of nice shots, though, which proved I’d had the right plan for taking the pictures. I’ll try to get more of them tonight.
Update: Severe thunderstorms predicted for the Chicago area, so maybe there won’t be any more fireworks photos.
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