{"id":99,"date":"2014-07-12T03:02:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T03:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debralwallace.com\/ithaca-ny-4th-of-july-fireworks-displays-cayuga-lake-style\/"},"modified":"2014-07-27T00:37:50","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T00:37:50","slug":"ithaca-ny-4th-of-july-fireworks-displays-cayuga-lake-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debralwallace.com\/ithaca-ny-4th-of-july-fireworks-displays-cayuga-lake-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Ithaca, NY 4th of July Fireworks Displays Cayuga Lake Style"},"content":{"rendered":"
The neighbor’s illegal fireworks were the closest and most magnificent but there was also something about being on a dock in the middle of hundreds of people setting them off in a sort of surround sound experience that added to the effect.  My 5 year old son said, “This is the best night EVER.”  <\/div>\n
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We usually rent my mom’s lake house in Ithaca to other people over the 4th of July, but this year we serendipitously ended up with it.  I have a suspicion that little minds will be planning to perch on that same dock to watch pyrotechnics next year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How do you photograph fireworks?  It’s actually easier than photographing a 1 year old.  You need a shutterspeed at about 1\/10th of a second, 800 ISO and something to rest your arm on (or a tripod).  It’s best to wait for the grand finale before you start clicking.  I though the reflection off the lake gave these images a lot of interest.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alternatively, you can just photograph your children as they’re watching the fireworks, which is likely to be even better.<\/div>\n
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Are those children in sweatshirts on the 4th of July?  Why yes, yes it is! (I prefer it to super sized bugs though)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n