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Michael Bardot united statesPhoto © Michael Bardot
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Blue Surreal
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entry description
A photography club meet-up took me to a September 2016 Fireworks display in west St. Louis County. The national fireworks display contest, dubbed "Pyromania", it is a charity event to raise money for police officers and their K-9 companions. The night of the event was very humid, creating a situation where the camera lens needed constant attenion to keep mist and dew from creating unwanted shadows and ghosts. It was a lot of fun though. Each entrant put a lot of their own time and money into the displays. All of them were set to music, from classical to Prince and Bowie. This capture was from the final display and in my opinion, hte best of them. The hue of the ground display sets off the sky burst and the twinkling, fading ashes falling back to earth give the photo a slightly surreal quality.about the photographer
I am an amateur photographer trying to capture the beauty of the natural world using natural light. Recently retired from my first career as an Engineer, it was time to explore the more creative aspect of my soul. I try to use as little post-production as possible on my photos, though I am impressed by what some peers are able to do in compositing photos. Though I have done some event photography for charities a few times, my passion is trying to make every photo interesting and compelling whether it is of nature, street photography, architecture or other.back to gallery