You're too kind, Annette...  I ended up shooting from my bathroom window, through a screen.  If you look at the bigger size, you can see they look kind of funny because of that. 

I think you did well technically speaking.  If you'd had a better vantage point without power lines and streetlights, you would have been in much better shape for darker skies and more vibrant fireworks.  But you didn't have any shake that I can see, and you got some nice full blooms!

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