I was going to wait until the New Year festivities down at the Forks on Sunday night to get an image welcoming in 2018 but the weather is making me second thinking going down there. It is supposed to be -26C with a windchill of -31C and while I can take the cold it is rather difficult to photograph the celebrations and so I went with a picture of the fireworks display from December 31, 2016.

I had never been so close to the actual fireworks from where they were being set off on the far shore and I liked the low perspective with the fireworks rising overhead against the midnight sky.

So to everyone at Photocritique all the best in the New Year and may there be good health and lots of photographic opportunities.

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Posted by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 12/31/17 21:51
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Comments by Steve Owen on Sun, 12/31/17 22:41 Beautiful image! Happy New Year, Jan! Thank you for your consistently insightful critiques and for being the bedrock of Photo Critique! Comments by S Roter on Sun, 12/31/17 23:16 Happy New Year Jan, and to all PCers. Comments by Sandi MacDonald on Mon, 01/01/18 09:36 Happy New Year to you, Jan.;-) Comments by Paul Bracey on Mon, 01/01/18 10:36 Great shot! Happy New Year! Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Mon, 01/01/18 14:15 I liked the contrast from the usual early morning at Forks Market and the New Year's Eve crowd. Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Mon, 01/01/18 14:16 of course... the crowds... waiting... Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Mon, 01/01/18 14:16 something very essential for those freezing fingers at -25C Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Mon, 01/01/18 14:17 waiting for the fireworks and then to discover you were in the wrong place and so I ended up with these of the fireworks, the silhouetted people against the city skyline Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Mon, 01/01/18 14:18 waiting for the fireworks and then to discover you were in the wrong place and so I ended up with these of the fireworks, the silhouetted people against the city skyline Comments by Bruce Hunter on Tue, 01/02/18 08:32 Happy New Year to you, Jan.... and I echo Steve's words. I couldn't have said it better. Comments by Gerry Vrbensky on Wed, 01/03/18 18:16 Happy New Year to you as well Jan. All the best for 2018.