I headed up to the Eastlake neighborhood in Seattle the evening of July 4th to watch the fireworks on Lake Union. We have an escrow branch there with a fabulous view of the Seattle Skyline (from the north), the Space Needle, and look west over Lake Union at Queen Anne Hill, the Aurora Bridge, and on clear days we enjoy views of the magnificent Olympic Mountains on the peninsula.
The sky was overcast, but fortunately the cloud cover was high. For me, the weather was perfect, just a gentle breeze from the west and a comfortable cool. This is just a share, no big production. I shot it with my iPhone 6 Plus and was surprised how well it did at night with bright rockets a glare. Night is usually a good recipe for fuzzy. Also, no additional apps or fancy editing. I just put a couple of clips together then added the bookends.
It was a great fireworks show and fun to see Queen Anne Hill light up and the reflections on the lake. I also loved the acoustics and speaking of that, it’s best (but not at all necessary) with headphones. ~ just sayin’... The music you hear was blasting from Gasworks Park just out of view to the right. The Eastlake neighborhood was packed to the max and people were in droves everywhere and as witness, I believe a good time was had by all.
If you didn’t see any rocket’s red glare, or bombs bursting in air, this is some fun footage.
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