Fireworks 001

Photographing the annual July fireworks display at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut has always been a summer highlight. Sitting along the hillside overlooking the race track, I set up the tripod as dusk settled into a deep twilight blue. Timing long exposures to catch overlapping bursts without blowing out the highlights takes patience, but the open valley backdrop creates clean lines every time.

This shot captures multiple aerial bursts layering bright crimson, violet, and sparkling white streamers across the night sky. A lower golden chrysanthemum shell fans out beneath high-altitude purple trails, forming a balanced vertical cascade. The deep navy evening sky keeps the background clean while warm ember trails fade softly toward the tree line below.