The Albuquerque community was more than ready to celebrate the 4th of July this year, and the skies were filled with spectacular fireworks displays. I found a spot on the top floor of the parking garage at Sandia Resort and Casino https://www.sandiacasino.com/ to capture the fireworks show Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Park https://balloonfiesta.com/ .
The 1st photo is a just for fun composite. The 2nd photo captures Mother Nature putting on her own show with a spectacular sunset before the fireworks started. I used my Nikon Z50 mirrorless camera fitted with the DX 50-250mm lens and shot in manual mode using a tripod and 2 seconds shutter delay to avoid camera shake. ISO was fixed at 100 and aperture was fixed at f/11. I varied the shutter speed between 3 and 13 seconds (majority at 8 seconds) to try to get some variety between single bursts and multiple bursts. I shot in camera raw and post processed with Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop CC.
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