This time after a year I owned my Nikon D40, well I was a noob that time, not knowing how to use the camera, it’s time to come back to the time when I first started to use my gadgets which was last year’s MIFC (Malaysia International Fireworks Competition). Yes, ever since that time, I was just picking up photography and the results are so bad, I don’t even dare to put up on the website.
That’s why it’s now a different story. Bring forward a year and now it’s back to where it was. I am now in Putrajaya or rather Cyberjaya covering the Spain Team Firework Display and due to lateness of going to the event, a group of us decided to take photos from a very distant location.
Yes, that’s how far we were from the location. The one in blue is the PICC (Putrajaya International Convention Center) and the one in yellow is the bridge that shoots the fireworks. Most photographers are at PICC while a few of us are way off from there.
So in due respect, here are the shots of the Spain team and damn the strong wind and rain on that day.
The wind, just look at the smoke and you’ll see where’s the wind direction coming from. I believe these are not good shots, but since this is a blog and not a portfolio, why not? *though a blog is also a portfolio* LOL
Hmm.. distorted well, I didn’t have a remote shutter release, so most of the photos you see here are just a distant 2 to 3 second shutter release shots. 
But though the wind might affect the photos, there’s always improvision to help display the art of fireworks. Not that I don’t enjoy shooting them, I was actually shooting the fireworks with newspapers as rain coverings and that got my gear partly wet. Lucky it was only a Nikon D40 and not the proposed D300 that I am going to get in the coming months.
Well, looks like that’s all I can showcase for team Spain in the Fireworks competition. I was practically packing my gear due to the heavy rain and running towards the car towards the end of the show.
I promised you the finale would be better shots. I still got lots to learn.
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Nice shots! :->
TZ,
Thx… my comments are partially gone, not like it used to be
those are some pretty good night shots and fireworks photos. I’ve never been able to get a decent fireworks shot in my life. I’d like to say that it’s because I haven’t got a fancy pro or semi-pro camera. But I know that we should NEVER blame the equipment for our lack of skills…
very nice shots even though they were shot in a distance. ^^
wow great shots ler
my spain shots all masuk longkang already. cannot use 
Not bad… but it would have been more fun if you can go there with ur gf, lol
Bell,
Hmm.. ya.. that’s why I still love my D40
erlynda,
Hmm I wished I could go nearer though
satkuru,
sweats… u sure or not.. humblenya
ichitaka,
lol…u really in a love sick situation
these shots r excellent. u r improving all the time
woah..i love your shots…hope i could have those- your cam must be good
BengBeng,
Thanks a lot, I’ll try to improve my shots even further…
sendo,
Hmm.. just a entry level DSLR, but a good gear can also help make it better