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| The ball field is less than 3 miles from CTP |
As noted in previous posts, we prepared foods to bring to our friends' home for an afternoon get together. We were home by early evening and waited until dusk for the start of the fireworks display at nearby Holman Stadium baseball field.
In years past, we would join other residents and watch the display from the walkway of the pocket park next to the mill apts. However, as that park is under reconstruction, access wasn't possible. maybe next year we'll be back.
Admittedly, I am unskilled at photographing fireworks displays compared to many others. All of these photos were taken from our 5th floor apartment at Clocktower Place.
This view is looking towards the downtown area of Nashua, NH. Fireworks were going off in the distance on a very clear evening. The dark area at the right of the photo is where the park is being rebuilt.
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| Downtown Nashua, NH, viewed from our apt window |
After trying to capture burst displays as single images with my cell phone, I switched to video mode, which is not something I do often and for no particular reason.
The short video below was the result. It was taken from the comfort of our 5th floor apartment. You probably noticed that the smoke stack seen in the video is missing from the still images.
How did that happen? It was removed right within photos on my iPhone using the Clean Up feature available on certain iPhone models (14 Pro and up). This tool allows users to remove distracting objects from the background of photos. The tool automatically highlights objects to remove or allows users to manually select and remove items by brushing or circling them. Speaking from my experience, it's quite handy and effective.
The still photos were extracted from my iPhone 14 video by playing the video, finding a specific scene, then taking a screenshot. To take a screen shot, I held the side button and the volume up button together. Sometimes, that resulted in turning off the phone.
After taking a screenshot, a thumbnail temporarily appears in the lower-left corner of the screen. The screen shot is saved to Photos where it can be edited or even deleted.
FYI: The screenshot method can differ depending on the model iPhone; some have Touch ID and top buttons. I checked online for the "How to" using my specific iPhone model.
Did you see or take photos of fireworks displays on the 4th ?
16 comments:
I think your photos turned out nicely. No, we didn’t go see any fireworks this year. Our town did them for Home Days, which was the week we were on vacation.
You have a great spot. In fact I am envious. Your results are good.
...Dorothy, you captured some beautiful images!
I’ve taken photos of fireworks on Canada Day. You did a great job!
I love the iPhone Clean Up feature!
My iPhone is just a 12, but will do screen shots. And turns off the photo sometimes too! Loved your shots right from your apartment...Nashua is so beautiful a New England town to have in the foreground. So you could play your video and then take screen shots as it played? Neat trick.
My former apartment was on third floor and I could watch three different displays across the horizon on the 4th. Haven't seen any since I moved 11 years ago. But we had firecrackers or something this year right in the parking lot next to us. Very loud! All weekend!
Your photos are lovely.
I am so impressed with your cel phone photos. Really great. My Mini iPhone is too old and doesn't have all of those bells and whistles. I just have to be happy to see yours.
Everything was so quiet around here on the 4th. I heard several firecrackers go off and the kids down the street did a few sparklers (from the sound of them) I have to admit I was glad for the quiet since our get up and go...got up and went!
Sue
You captured some really good fireworks photos-I have never had a camera that would take good photos great view too
Your fireworks are glorious. Due to a death in the family we decided to forego them.
You said you are unskilled at fireworks photography, but these are wonderful! Not blurry at all, and very realistic!! They were taken with your phone? We put off fireworks last night, and I took a lot of pics. Will be posting that tonight.
The firework photos worked out well and I enjoyed the video, too. I rarely take videos myself.
I skipped the various fireworks displays in the NYC area, nor did I bother with the illegal displays, some of which were quite scary.
At times it sounded like people were using dynamite.
I like how you captured the fireworks with the buildings. They are different from just the fireworks in the sky. And lucky you that you could watch them from home. hugs-Erika
You've shared some lovely photographs here :)
All the best Jan
Your photos are superb! You have a great viewing area.
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