(Nikon D90, 18-55 VR @ 18mm, f/5.6, 1/15, ISO 800)
July 1st, 1867. The day Canada was born. To celebrate, a bunch of my friends and I went down to, or rather up the CN Tower, once the world's tallest free-standing structure. More after the break.
(Nikon D90, 18-55 VR @ ~18mm, f/5.6, 1/15, ISO 800)
So my friend Betty (above left, to her right is my good friend Michael) managed to get some coupons that'd save us an arm and a leg for going up the CN Tower, and figured it'd be a great vantage point to watch fireworks happening at the harbourfront. Thus, a bunch of us from high school along with her friend Gabby and her boyfriend Dave (as in Dave whom I go onphotohikes with) got together. The ride up was rather eventful, taking only a minute and leaving everyone with popped ears. We got up about an hour before the show was set to begin, and failing to secure a decent vantage point, we instead decided to mill around and pose/take some photos. When the fireworks did start going off, I wasn't able to get a good vantage point from which to plop my Gorillapod down, so tried in vain to shoot half the show hand-held. Eventually I did make it to the windowsill which had a ledge to set down my tripod. Below are some shots.
(Nikon D90, 18-55 VR @ ~52mm, f/5.6, 5, ISO 200)
(Nikon D90, 18-55 VR @ ~52mm, f/8, 10, ISO 200)
(Nikon D90, 18-55 VR @ ~52mm, f/7.1, 8, ISO 200)
(Nikon D90, 18-55 VR @ ~55mm, f/8, 11, ISO 200)
All in all, a decent show. Although everyone was wondering why there was no big finale. Took the photo below as we were heading down afterwards. Overall, a mixed photo day. I would've liked to have packed a strobe for the fun shots that we took, but the built-in flash did a decent job that I'm not totally kicking myself in the ass. I need work with fireworks though. Granted, I was glad I came away with anything at all. Still, it was good to hang out with some friends that I haven't seen in a while. More to come.
(Nikon D90, 18-55 VR @ 35mm, f/5.6, 3, ISO 200)
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