4th of July Fireworks at Folly Beach

We had such a good time catching the professional fireworks display at Folly Beach last year that we decided to revisit the beach again this year. It did not disappoint! This year was a bit different as they did not launch the fireworks from the county park, opting for a more central location near the pier.  This made for a cool backdrop of the hotel and pier. Prior to the show, I made this long exposure of the Folly Beach pier:

4th of July Fireworks at Folly Beach

I was also photographing the direction of the state park and using a long exposure got a cool ghosting effect of the beach-goers and some fireworks set off by locals:

4th of July Fireworks at Folly Beach

Like last year, I set up my tripod in the shore to get the reflections of the fireworks in the water. Unfortunately, just like last year, the wind & waves made my tripod vibrate and the fireworks trails are all squiggly! Next time I shoot fireworks at the beach, I’m bringing a bigger/heavier tripod.

4th of July Fireworks at Folly Beach

4th of July Fireworks at Folly Beach 4th of July Fireworks at Folly Beach 4th of July Fireworks at Folly Beach

4th of July Fireworks at Folly Beach

Here’s the entire set of photos on Flickr.