International Firework Competition

At this time of year in Monaco there is an International Firework Competition and entries are spread every few days over a few weeks or so.

Last night was another display, I took about 200 photos and some are below, they are by no-means the "best" but I couldn't face hours wading through them all for focus etc.

I find fireworks pretty challenging to photograph as the contrast is so great and often confuses the camera between a really quick exposure (if it locks onto a flash) and a really long one (if you set the photo up when its dark awaiting the next flash). I found it easier just to turn the camera onto a manual mode and crank up the ISO setting to 1600.

A few examples below, maybe when i get home and can see them on a bigger screen i can pull out some good 'uns