Rose Festival Fireworks

On Friday May 25 the Portland Images Makers gathered at the rivers edge to lay in wait for the Rose Festival Fireworks display. We arrived at 6PM to secure a good spot at the rail, and killed time talked with fellow Meetup members and photographing everything that moved. Then the rain came in... and a few headed for their cars. But for those that hung around, the angry sky turned into a gorgeous pink and yellow sunset. And then the barge move in across the river and the fireworks began. A great event. I immediately realized when the fireworks started that my lack of a super-wide angle lens handicapped my shoot. So I switched to video and those heart-pounding segments will follow into this gallery later.