every 3rd of July, Chicago puts on a fireworks show
the fireworks are launched from a barge just off Navy Pier
there's usually like 90,000 people downtown and along the lake to watch this stuff
i never go cuz, well, i don't like people
i live about 5 miles (give or take a mile) from Navy Pier, so i can see the fireworks from my neighborhood
some buildings, trees, and bridges are in the way, but i managed to get some usable images. enjoy

incidentally, this is the first time i ever shot fireworks

it's pretty cool how many different looks there are to the fireworks show

they can even put faces into the fireworks!

image quality suffered, as i had my zoom lens zoomed all the way
that, plus a slow shutter, and i couldn't hold still for every shot

too bad this building's in all my shots

the grand finale!!

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