By Vladimir Brezina
Last night, with martinis in hand, we went up on the roof of our building to watch NYC’s Independence Day fireworks.
Conditions were not ideal for photography. From our building on the Upper East Side, it is several miles to where the fireworks were fired off in the Hudson River. At the last minute, we were chased away by the building staff from the part of the roof that offered the best view. Where we ended up, among a crowd of our neighbors, the tripod had to be so precariously balanced on a narrow ledge that it became a bipod. Directly in front was a pipe obstructing the view. The remote control failed to work…
Still—
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Vladimir Brezina (RIP) 
Johna Till Johnson
Wind Against Current 
These pix are fantastic, and caught under conditions of such photographic adversity. Where there’s a will…
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There’s sometimes a way… :-)
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Thanks for sharing – we had a beautiful day that turned into a monsoon :(
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Too bad, but it happens to the best of us :-(
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Still just as pretty against the night sky.
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It looks almost better in the photos than it was in reality, actually…
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I love when that happens :)
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These are wonderful. (I like that you use a Nikon D series. I use a Nikon D60). Seriously great pics here with perfect timing considering your distance and not-so-ideal conditions.
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Yes, an old Nikon D80 in my case.
I’ve never really tried photographing fireworks before. It turned out to be easier than I thought…
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Pesky building staff.
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Being a photographer does seem to involve quite a bit of getting into forbidden places to try to get the best shot, and sometimes being ejected :-)
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Lovely photos, Vlad!
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Thanks, Carissa!
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marvelous pics
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Thanks, Rosa!
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It sounds like a lot of effort, but your photos are as spectacular as the fireworks themselves.
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Wasn’t so much an effort as a challenge! :-) Thanks!!
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These are spectacular, Vlad! I love the way you captured the movement of light in many of them. We don’t go to see fireworks anymore; our dog is so terrified from the “personal” fireworks that go off in our neighborhood that we stay home and watch them later on TV – ah, love.
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I am generally not too impressed by firework shows, but the NYC show (Macy’s) is pretty good—even from miles away, like this time… :-)
Thanks, Lynn!!
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Oh …WOW… looks great!
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Thanks!!
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Wonderful New York
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Always is! :-)
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Great job! Great photos!
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Thanks!!
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Marvellous pictures and thanks for providing the information of the photos!
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You are most welcome! :-)
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