07.05.06

Posted in Photos at 9:01 pm by photodan

I was headed out to see Toledo’s fireworks display with a friend and I thought it’d be a good chance to try out my homemade camera plate since I didn’t want the hassle of carrying a tripod. I hoped there would be something to support the plate (a handy wood post in this case) but I would have settled for the ground in a pinch.

The Bogen 3-D head I had on the plate worked brilliantly. When the fireworks ended up being much farther to the right than I hoped, it was easy to readjust and keep shooting. I didn’t actually plan on including the couple in the foreground but I really like the human element it adds. I guess that’s why they call it a “happy accident.”

A couple leans against a fence on the Toledo, Ohio waterfront watching as Independence Day fireworks bathe the downtown area in red light. (©2006 Daniel Miller)

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