A color-less explosion.

ronlane · Jul 3, 2018

Shooting fireworks displays can be a challenge to come up with something new and different. So when I was editing the images, I decided to do a composite of a number of images and come up with something that looks like the ending but not all blown out. While in PS for this, I was processing with a b&w layer, I change the blend mode and am able to play with the colors a little bit. When I did that with this one, I knew that I would need to do my normal b&w conversion on it when I finished.

Here is the results and I really like it. I think I am going to be printing this one out and hanging it on the wall.

Jeff15 · Jul 3, 2018

Nice one.....

smoke665 · Jul 3, 2018

Were these the silent kind??? ‘Quiet Fireworks’ Promise Relief for Children and Animals Cool image though.

ronlane · Jul 3, 2018

Jeff15 said:
Nice one.....

Thank you.

smoke665 said:
Were these the silent kind??? ‘Quiet Fireworks’ Promise Relief for Children and Animals Cool image though.

Nope these were the extra loud ones. I can feel the percussion of the mortar from my front yard.

tirediron · Jul 3, 2018

Nice - always refreshing to see something different from the run-of-the-mill fireworks images.

zombiesniper · Jul 3, 2018

Very nice take on a well photographed subject.

ronlane · Jul 3, 2018

tirediron said:
Nice - always refreshing to see something different from the run-of-the-mill fireworks images.

Thank you.

zombiesniper said:
Very nice take on a well photographed subject.

Thank you.

Jeff G · Jul 4, 2018

Very nice, would have never thought of B&W but it works quite well. :encouragement:

ronlane · Jul 5, 2018

Thank you @Jeff G

enezdez · Jul 13, 2018

Brilliant!!!

razashaikh · Jul 13, 2018

Lovely shot!

Sil · Jul 14, 2018

very original congratulations

ronlane · Jul 14, 2018

enezdez said:
Brilliant!!!

Thank you.

razashaikh said:
Lovely shot!

Thank you.

Sil said:
very original congratulations

Thank you.

Rick Waldroup · Jul 16, 2018

Great shot.

I immediately flashed back to the opening scenes of Woody Allen's Manhattan, with the fireworks going off over New York City while Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue, plays in the background. And of course, all of it in gorgeous black-and-white.