July 3 Sunset + Fireworks

This was hands-down the most long-lasting sunset I have ever seen.  There was a splash of color low on the horizon when I arrived at the Riverside party around 6 PM, and there was still streaks of color after 9:30 PM.  Somewhere in the middle, for over an hour, it was breathtakingly gorgeous. All of the photos in this post were taken on my phone, an LG G4.  It takes impressively good photos!

Fiery water!

The dock lit up by fireworks from the left.

Fireworks on the horizon.

July 2 Sunset + Fireworks

Sunset beyond the gazebo.

Down by the bay, playing with the tripod.

I love the milky swirliness of the water at slow shutter speeds.

Sunset over the water. 

Playing around with the tripod while waiting for the fireworks. 

One of my ghost selves is staring at the other...

Fireworks!

A giant hole in the sky!

Playing with my lensbaby spark.  

This is what the fireworks looked like when I didn't try to focus it.  

It was cool to watch the fireworks through the lens like this. 

Happy 4th of July!

Carnegie Abbey fireworks

Portsmouth, RI

this one reminds me of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

most photos taken with a 4 sec exposure, f25, ISO 800 with my Rebel T5i