River Fire

In September Brisbane hosts a month long arts festival and on its closing night they put on a fireworks event known as Riverfire.  We really had no idea what we were in for, since many of the locals I asked haven't ever braved the crowds to see it first hand, but at the last minute we were invited to an apartment on the 47th floor of a downtown building and hoped for the best.

The afternoon kicked off with Super Hornet fighter jets doing fly-bys and SRH Tigers and Blackhawk helicopters putting on aerial displays.  Both were quite impressive, but the jets flying through downtown were awesome and LOUD.

The location of the main viewing point and festivities was on the other side of the river and our view was partially blocked by buildings, so I was a bit worried.  However, the fireworks were shot from multiple points on the river, the Story Bridge, and the tops of many buildings so it seemed like no matter where I looked I saw the show.

I guess I also need to tell you that this was my first attempt to properly photograph fireworks and I know I didn't get it right.  However I tried to adjust my settings during the show and it was either this or all black, so I went with it.

 

 

The show went on and on. I can't even imagine how many fireworks were set off that night.

 

 

 

 

It was a spectacular fireworks show and fun crowd!  Looking forward to it again next year!