Update 2013/07/04: Almost at the same spot as last year.
Update 2012/07/04: Decided to shoot against the sun, which means that I would be facing the sun all the time. Fortunately, it was not too hot today.
Update 2011/07/04: Again, used the 70-200mm only. Need to pay more attention to the background, and need to learn when to use continuous focus.
Update 2010/07/03: shot with the 70-200mm only. Still have a lot to learn about depth of field.