6.11.05
Guy Fawkes
When we moved to London four years ago, on Halloween night, I realised brits are really spoilt with so much fireworks. Our flat was on the 14th floor, and we could see fireworks all arounf London for over a week, with the big Halloween/Guy Fawkes/Diwali combo.
Yesterday, against all common sense as I was feeling rather ill, I went to Alexandra Palace for the Guy Fawkes big fireworks display. But four years later, I can't really get excited about it anymore. What used to be such an event looks to me now just another seasonal decoration. London will do that to you. But this time, I was excited about something else... I had my new camera and wanted to test it on the pretty lights in the sky.
Usually, photos are a good way of recording exactly what we see. (Well, obvioulsy not that exact, but quite close). But fireworks are a totally different thing. What comes out in the photos is not what we see. Instead of travelling dots, we get luminous lines, that the shakiness of the hand turns into calligraphic doodles. It's a bit like magic and it made the whole thing even nicer for me. One eye on the actual fireworks (i still do love a proper show) and one eye on the camera.
So here's the result, enjoy!
