Time for the 2011 edition of "Where to shoot Seattle's New Year's Eve Fireworks?"
I've copied a few of last year's post to get things started.
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OK, it's time for the big New Year's Eve celebration in Seattle. In case you just moved to the Northwest from Siberia, every year they have a huge fireworks show at the Space Needle on New Years Eve.
Every year, photographers come from far and wide to photograph it.
The question is, where is a good place to shoot from?
Let's start with the obvious, Kerry Park. You know the view, you've seen it lots of times...
Advantages:
Nice view of the Space Needle and Downtown
Iconic Location
Immediately recognizable
Nice, if tiny, park in a good part of town, you'll feel reasonably safe, probably as safe as anywhere else at midnight.
Disadvantages:
Iconic location - EVERYBODY has this shot!
Iconic location - I'm not sure, but I think there's already some guy there with an umbrella, cooler, lawn chair and sleeping bag, staking out the best tripod spot.
Just you, that special someone... ...and 3,000 of your closest friends, many of them drunk, bumping into your tripod.
Parking? Uh, yeah, right, sure, no problem. Wear you hiking shoes or simply show up at about 11:30... in the morning!
If the wind is from the South, as it often is, the fireworks smoke will quickly obscure your shots.
So... anyone got a better suggestion that doesn't involve trying to sneak on board King 5 TV's helicopter?
I've copied a few of last year's post to get things started.
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OK, it's time for the big New Year's Eve celebration in Seattle. In case you just moved to the Northwest from Siberia, every year they have a huge fireworks show at the Space Needle on New Years Eve.
Every year, photographers come from far and wide to photograph it.
The question is, where is a good place to shoot from?
Let's start with the obvious, Kerry Park. You know the view, you've seen it lots of times...
Advantages:
Nice view of the Space Needle and Downtown
Iconic Location
Immediately recognizable
Nice, if tiny, park in a good part of town, you'll feel reasonably safe, probably as safe as anywhere else at midnight.
Disadvantages:
Iconic location - EVERYBODY has this shot!
Iconic location - I'm not sure, but I think there's already some guy there with an umbrella, cooler, lawn chair and sleeping bag, staking out the best tripod spot.
Just you, that special someone... ...and 3,000 of your closest friends, many of them drunk, bumping into your tripod.
Parking? Uh, yeah, right, sure, no problem. Wear you hiking shoes or simply show up at about 11:30... in the morning!
If the wind is from the South, as it often is, the fireworks smoke will quickly obscure your shots.
So... anyone got a better suggestion that doesn't involve trying to sneak on board King 5 TV's helicopter?
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