Brilliant wall of fireworks (Hallowishes)

PLEASE view LARGE on this one, it's worth it :)

I absolutely love the wall of fireworks in the finale of Hallowishes (and the P&PP fireworks the one time I saw them).. it makes me want to be there on the 4th of July for 360° fireworks, though I don't think I could deal with those kind of crowds.

Taken at 10mm on a tripod about 7' tall. I stopped down to f/22 for the finale bursts and it worked out pretty well, though I did spend quite a bit of time in post on this one.

Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
Hallowishes
September 2008

Comments and faves

  1. Burnsland (Steve Burns) (41 months ago | reply)

    Awesome shot! Yes, I agree the large view is worth it.

  2. Scott9432 (Back... Again) (41 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful work! Love the zoomed out view!

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  3. IceNineJon (41 months ago | reply)

    Although the fireworks are breathtaking, my favorite part of this is the audience. Fantastic work!

  4. lawrencechua (41 months ago | reply)

    Awesome! Wondering what the image looked like SOOC....

  5. David.Stewart (41 months ago | reply)

    I love it, especially the crowds, really adds to the shot.

  6. Photogineer (Doug) (41 months ago | reply)

    This is really nice. I love the look of the people here. This wide angle is unique. Nice exposure all around.

  7. janoimagine (41 months ago | reply)

    Stellar capture. Well done, love the human element.

  8. cindy251978 (41 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Disney Castles and Fireworks, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  9. cindy251978 (41 months ago | reply)

    Hallowishes is my favorite!!!

  10. annnewjerz (41 months ago | reply)

    This is another amazing fireworks shot. The wide angle is great, the colors are perfect and the fact that you can see the crowd enjoying is a great added bonus that takes this shot to the next level.

  11. Jeff_B. (41 months ago | reply)

    Code - Wow - excellent wide angle capture! This is amazing!

  12. Todd Hurley (Todd_H) (41 months ago | reply)

    Awesome! Instant fave here.
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  13. CodyWDWfan (41 months ago | reply)

    Thanks everyone :)

    lawrencechua Here it is with Lightroom defaults...

    DSC04622_800 (by [Code])

  14. lawrencechua (41 months ago | reply)

    Great shot SOOC & even better to touch things up in post. *****

  15. DugJax (41 months ago | reply)

    Well worth the download wait time to view large! Love the UWA view. Totally fantastic!

  16. Scott Smith (SRisonS) (41 months ago | reply)

    WOW!!!!! This is just amazing!!!!! I love the capture of the crowd.

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  17. photon tamer (41 months ago | reply)

    Awesome. When looking at the people, i could have sworn it's a HDR.
    Fantastic, fave!

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  18. ~Life by the Drop~ (41 months ago | reply)

    Excellent- feels like being there.

  19. Cory Disbrow (41 months ago | reply)

    Excellent work immersing the viewer in the scene. Unfortunately there were no perimeter fireworks this week, missed them by a day!

  20. mom2rtk (41 months ago | reply)

    Probably the best fireworks shot I have seen. AMAZING!!!

  21. Tom.Bricker (41 months ago | reply)

    DAMN! The time spent in post here was well WELL worth it. This is definitely one of the best fireworks shots I've seen. It's tough to get creative with fireworks shots, but you definitely did so here.

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  22. Scott Barlow (41 months ago | reply)

    Yep - you NAILED it in PP. Excellent work!

  23. deefordisney (41 months ago | reply)

    Wicked. I love the crowd element here too.

  24. Mariel B. (41 months ago | reply)

    fantastic! :)

  25. Federico Senesi [deleted] (41 months ago | reply)

    Amazing!!!!

  26. Scottwdw (40 months ago | reply)

    A-1 tops! How the h-e-hockey sticks did you get a 7 foot tripod into the Magic Kingdom? Great idea and post work, Cody!

  27. Hey I'm Just Taking Pictures (40 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called UWA - Ultra Wide Angle, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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  28. Ben Hewitt (40 months ago | reply)

    Stunning shot and beautiful editing!

  29. Victoria Keech (37 months ago | reply)

    Wow wow wow!!

  30. Lv Hao (35 months ago | reply)

    Is it HDR one? but how to proceed HDR from only 1 picture?

    Really great one!

  31. ♥ AndreeaRadu ♥ (33 months ago | reply)

    Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  32. FireflyFan (23 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic shot! Well done!

  33. Flickrtographer (10 months ago | reply)

    This is by far the best fireworks shot I have come across to date! Amazing!

  34. welcome, jespinosa0! (2 months ago | reply)

    phenomenal shot!

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