I hate large crowds almost as much as I hate mushrooms, so going out somewhere to see fireworks on the Fourth of July isn’t exactly my idea of a good time, especially when I see people camping out for spots at 2:30 pm for a 9:30 pm fireworks display.  I can think of so many more things that I’d rather be doing with my time than that.  At the same time, however, I also have a five year old little girl that loves fireworks, so like many people end up doing for the holiday, we decided to purchase our own fireworks and have some fun at home, and, of course, I had to have my camera there.

What follows are some of my favorite photos from the set.  To do this, I set my camera at an aperture of f/10 and an ISO of 100.  For the shutter speed, I set my camera to bulb and tried my best to manually time each exposure based on what each particular firework was doing.  It didn’t always work out the way I liked, and there are several in my complete set that are almost completely whited out, but for the most part,  I was able to get some decent shots.

Check out a few of my faves after the jump.