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Lens-Artists Challenge: Celebrations Around The World
Posted on August 2, 2026
The Lens-Artists Challenge this week is all about celebrations around the world.
Of course, many things are celebrated in many different ways globally. However, one very common feature is fireworks. I have been fortunate to watch many celebratory firework displays in different parts of the world over the years and taken many photos of them.
It’s always something of a lottery trying to capture good firework images, but here’s a short selection of some that worked out well enough.
Sydney – New Year’s Eve
Abu Dhabi – National Day
Mézières-sur-Issoire – Fête Nationale
Last On The Card December 2024
Posted on January 2, 2025
I took this photo as the sun set on New Year’s Eve. Darkness is falling on 2024 but high in the sky an aeroplane is heading south, to a hopefully brighter future.
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Dark
Posted on September 12, 2017
As most happy snappers will know, the word ‘photography’ is derived from the two Greek words for ‘light’ and ‘drawing’, so Frank has set us a particularly interesting challenge this week, with his theme of ‘Dark’.
No photographic image can be completely dark, of course – otherwise it would just be a black rectangle on the page or screen. But it is the contrast and juxtaposition between light and dark that make for an interesting image, and if there’s one subject that offers infinite variety in the interplay between light and dark, then it must be fireworks.
This was taken on New Year’s Eve in Sydney a while ago. With a hand-held one second exposure it was never going to be pin-sharp, but the blur of the palm trees illuminated by the fireworks adds to the overall impact, I believe.
Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 19 – Gap
Posted on March 29, 2016
In the gap betwen two high-rise buildings in central Sydney, here we see the New Year’s Eve firework display (with the added bonus of reflections in the plate glass). This was a 0.5 second exposure, but I think the resultant slight blur makes the light from the fireworks even more dramatic than it actually was.
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