Buckingham fountain had become a favourite spot for me when it operated during summer. It was amazing watching the water and light show. Lining up the fireworks was an added bonus. In Chicago - Navy Pier the fireworks go off pretty much twice a week (Wednesdays / Saturdays) in summers and for additional preplanned events. I am always on the lookout of interesting foreground for fireworks like this at Seattle or this one from St. Louis (my favourite). TPE helped with the initial planning. But with just a tentative navy pier area for fireworks, it was all a hit or miss. To add to it, that was one of the last weekend of regular firework show for this season (the next one for the year being on Halloween). After quiet a bit of planning and lot of uncertainty, decided to try out the shot I had in mind. The distance between the foreground and the actual firework show was not advantageous, but the bursts from the finale just made up for it ! At the end, it all came together. I love it, when a plan comes together – or may be I was just lucky ;-)
Before the 16th century, harvest was the term usually used to refer to the fall season. As people gradually moved from working the land to living in cities, the word harvest lost its reference to the time of year and came to refer only to the actual activity of reaping, and autumn, as well as fall, began to replace it as a reference to the season. This scene from a Wisconsin county road seems to capture Harvest and Fall in a single frame. What do u think ?!
Life is truly a reflection of what we allow ourselves to See & Be ! Wisconsin Dells might be know as the Waterpark Capitol of the World, but it also very close to several state parks, know for its fall colors. Mirror Lake State Park is only a few miles from Devil’s Lake State Park and is often thought of as the “Overflow” park for campers who can’t fit in at Devil’s Lake. However, just visit once and you would realize that Mirror Lake State Park has a special beauty of it’s own. Though this is closest to Wisconsin Dells, it feels so far away from civilization. At the heart of the Mirror Lake State Park is a beautiful lake ... It is a great place to swim and paddle in. The evening was chill and the water was still. I just decided to stay out and enjoy the reflection, with just occasional birds accompanying me. The twilight from setting sun, the fall colors and the reflections were just complimenting each other. It turned out to be an amazing evening ! Now this is worth calling a Mirror Lake, right ;-) P.S : The entire dynamic range was possible with 7 exposure, thanks to Magic Lantern !
