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Thu. July 5, 2007, 08:10am PDT
Photos ~ 2007 Tacoma fireworks over Commencement Bay
I'm skipping over the entry about the daytime Freedom Fair activities [for now] to get right to the good stuff. Fireworks! Sarah dropped me off as far down 36th as they would let us and I made my way back to the Les Davis pier. Even though plenty of others had the VIP access required to get onto the pier there was plenty of room to watch the show. My honest guess is that most local VIP's in general know or themselves own a place with views overlooking Commencement Bay.
Anyway, I setup by Mike, another local photographer and we waited for the sky to dim and the show to begin. For the other photogs out there, I shot at ISO 200 and F13 for various exposures using my handheld remote/bulb trigger. This worked pretty well except that some really bright, white fireworks overexposed a bit. The colors came through great though. The pier was great because, for some shots, I could pull in a bunch of the pyrotechnics reflections on the water. I started by shooting in landscape but then switched to a portrait orientation so I could grab more of the reflections off the water.
The show seemed a bit short (about 20 minutes) but I'm sure everyone says that every year. ;) It was fun nevertheless so cheers to the Tacoma Events Commission and all the other sponsors for putting it on!
Previous "fireworks" entries on KFnet
Thu. July 5, 2007, 11:29am PDT
Call for "D" Street overpass art
Want a chance to make your mark on the new "D" Street Overpass without resorting to graffiti? The City of Tacoma wants artists to apply for the job of helping create "interpretive displays" for the bridge. Received via email:
Attached is the Call to Artists for the East D Street Overpass Interpretive Panels. This is an opportunity for designers, design firms, artists, or artist teams to develop a series of four permanent interpretive signs to be installed at select vantage points on the East D Street Overpass in Tacoma. $20,000 budget.
Application deadline is July 27, 2007.
Sounds like they need input for creating four "enameled metal interpretive panels" viewable by pedestrians using the bridge. From the PDF:
As a component of the project, the City of Tacoma will install a series of enameled metal interpretive panels at four predetermined vantage points, which will provide an interpretive element to pedestrians using the overpass. The objective of the installation is to communicate the developmental and use history of the area, to demonstrate the changes that have occurred through time, and to tell the stories of the Native American, early settler, and industrial users of the area, using visual and narrative elements.
Sounds like a fun project. Anyone out there in Tacoma-land plan on submitting?
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