These initial attempts at firework photos were taken using a tripod at a manual focus of infinity from a few miles back from the launch site with a variety of exposures, most hovering around f11 at 0.5 seconds.

Thanks go to Jim Barthman's article on fireworks photos -- but moreso, thanks go to the town of Williston, Vermont for the pyrotechnics and a certain set of locals down there for their hospitality and hillside ...

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