Last Night’s Canada Day Fireworks
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 20:20 | 252 viewsSorry for taking so long to get this stuff up, it just ended up taking a bit more time to edit the video. I didn’t realize I took that much video. Even after editing it and converting it to FLV it was still a huge 25MB file.
I was constantly switching my camera from video mode to still picture mode. Before I went there I had manually set my camera up for taking the night pictures using settings in the manual for taking pictures of fireworks. I should have noted the part about needing a tripod. Every picture had the shutter open for a long time and every movement I made caused streaks.
I didn’t end up deleting them because they actually still looked pretty kewel. Not the best firework pictures, but they still looked neat enough to keep.
I’ve uploaded them to my Flickr Pro account to share.
You can click the above image to see the rest.
I was all set and thought I had the best seat in the house on the waterfront. Well that was until this loudmouth 400LB bitch and her followers decided to park their fat asses right beside me. If I needed a play-by-play commentary with special effects for every firework that went off then these would be the idiots to go to. I tried to edit their voices out so you wouldn’t have to listen to her bicker and complain the whole time and then talk bullshit about the show. I felt like saying something like, “Then go take your fat ass home then.” But I just bit my tongue. Might I also suggest there be a ban on ridiculously mega-fat people wearing spandex tops and spandex pants! 
Aside from the annoying group of misfits beside me, the show wasn’t all that bad. I just wish I had the proper set up on my camera for the stills. I’ll see if I can do better August 4th on New Brunswick Day.
Time for bed.
TTFN!
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July 2nd, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Wow that was great John! ROFLMAO with that woman who sat beside you. Great video. Nice work.
Happy Canada Day! (belated)
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:04 pm
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I wouldn’t go as far as calling that a woman. More like a wilder-beast.
July 6th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Great show and LMAO at the “woman”. Nothing like the luck of sitting beside someone annoying ey?
July 6th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Can’t agree with you more — we have the annual “Symphony of Fire” — multi-day fireworks exhibition and friendly international competition held over 4 days. Fireworks are choreographed to music and set off from a barge in English Bay. Over 2 million people view the fireworks — because I’m just 6 blocks from the beach it’s like a zoo around my place. I haven’t gone down to watch the fireworks for the last few years, hambug that I am. This company will represent Canada this year.
July 7th, 2008 at 5:41 am
@Larry – They do that up in Montreal also. I wouldn’t mind watching them type of shows.