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Challenge: Fireworks II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Date: Dec 31, 2006
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 30 sec.
Galleries: Cityscape
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2007

 Nearly every family in Reykjavik buy fireworks for new year´s eve. I wish I could have a sound with this picture becourse it was amazing. The weather that night was very still and the smoke was like a fog over the city for many hours. 600000 kg of fireworks are blown up between 23.30 - 00.30 at new year´s eve. (population of Iceland is 300.000)
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Statistics
Place: 14 out of 74
Avg (all users): 6.5270
Avg (commenters): 7.5500
Avg (participants): 6.3333
Avg (non-participants): 6.5645
Views since voting: 1447
Views during voting: 446
Votes: 222
Comments: 28
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 01/09/2007 03:36:39 AM
this is the best one i have seen
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 01/09/2007 12:18:36 AM
Robbed!
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 01/08/2007 07:50:08 PM
14th is robbery, this was incredible.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2007 08:53:07 PM
booming 8
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 01/07/2007 05:07:39 PM
I like the softness of this shot.
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 01/07/2007 02:39:54 PM
Excellent capture! Where is this? :)
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 01/07/2007 01:02:58 PM
Oh wow, that's impressive. Looks like the whole neighborhood is on fire!
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 01/06/2007 07:01:27 PM
Wow this is amazing not only the photograph but the location where is this?
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 01/05/2007 05:08:04 PM
Best shot showing the Icelandic madness on newyears in the challenge, not bad!
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 01/05/2007 10:35:16 AM
Wow - that's really quite specatular.
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 01/04/2007 04:47:56 AM
WOW!!!

I love it the way that there are fireworks EVERYWHERE!!!!
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 01/03/2007 08:17:27 PM
WOW! 10!
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 01/03/2007 06:42:59 PM
WOW! Awesome!!
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 01/03/2007 05:59:20 PM
One of the better "firework landscape" shots in this challenge. The smoke haze caught in the street lights works well, as do the whisp of cloud and headlight trails.

Looking forward to seeing how long you exposed this for :-)
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 01/02/2007 05:59:50 PM
"We'll have a HOT time in the old town tonight!" :)
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 01/02/2007 05:08:24 PM
this is georgous!
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 01/02/2007 02:21:18 PM
Impressive quantity of fireworks!
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 01/02/2007 01:39:49 PM
That's a lot of fireworks! Good vantage point. Should do really well.
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 01/02/2007 12:41:21 PM
So many simultaneous explosions - terrific and a nice capture.
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 01/02/2007 11:45:10 AM
I'm not sure if it's the photo that takes my breathe away or the fact that there's so many people in your city that actually light off fireworks all together. If it's the second then you still get many kudos for capturing the act. The cloud rolling in adds a detail of interest. Everyone always shoots for that perfect clean black boring sky. I'm not yet done voting, but this is probably my top pick. I hope others agree.

=)
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 01/02/2007 11:19:48 AM
Wow, great aerial view.
 01/02/2007 09:13:00 AM
Looks like a warzone! Shot's too busy tho. Definately shows the exitement of New Years! A crop from the sides would assist in focusing, instead of the eyes darting around the picture. That's what mine are doing anyway...and no, it's not from the partying :) 5
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 01/02/2007 09:06:18 AM
That's a lot of fireworks!!
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 01/02/2007 06:34:43 AM
This can only be one place, Reykjavík!
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 01/02/2007 06:34:42 AM
GREAT wide angle. Like a miniature village. Love it.
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 01/02/2007 03:53:42 AM
Nice! So many different parts of this photo in focus, clouds, fireworks as well as houses. Top 10!
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 01/02/2007 12:42:31 AM
Wish I could have been there! 10
 01/01/2007 09:40:42 PM
wow...certainly is a city on fire!


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