I went to DC again Monday night to shoot the fireworks but it was a total bust due to operator error. I switched from AF to MF to lock in the focus once the focus was achieved, at least as I thought. It turned out the firework shots were all misfocused. I will make sure I won't make the same mistake when I shoot the 4th of July fireworks this year. It's going to be a big display for the 250th anniversary. I bet there will be a big flyover over DC on 4th of July this year, given it's the big 250th anniversary.
This time I went to a different location to shoot the images projected on the 555'-tall Washington Monument. It was visually stunning in person. I am fairly certain they will do something similar for 4th for July this year.
The bright structure to the left bottom of the Washington Monument in the background is the Lincoln Memorial.
To our friends in Texas, the F-4D owned Fighterjets Inc.by is tentatively scheduled to fly at the Midland airshow on Sept 12-13.
Jan 08, 2026 at 05:23 AM
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