To all Pinoy Photographers/Enthusiasts in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, DPP member or not.

Benny Rago and I discussed about shooting fireworks on Canada Day. There will be 2 major fireworks event in the city and will be held at the same time, 10:30PM; so we need to plan & decide where to build the camp. hehe!

A proposal is to place our tripods at Waterfront Park (near Lonsdale Quay) in North Vancouver. With a nice view of downtown and hoping to have the best view of the Burrard Inlet fireworks show (Coal Harbour Barge - #2).

Jess Sibayan is also aware of this, in fact he's willing to go. He's been with me when I shoot fireworks for the HSBC Celebration of Lights - but I do not know what happened after - didn't get a chance to see his takes (just kidding Jess).

Now here's the location, downtown is at the south-western part of the map(not visible):
http://www3.telus.net/public/sa1434/other/location%20in%20map.JPG

and here's what we can possibly achieve:
http://www3.telus.net/public/sa1434/other/View.JPG

This is the link to the Canada Day Fireworks website:
Canada Day Fireworks Society (http://www.canadadayfireworks.ca/location.aspx#2)

hope this EB will push through.

your thoughts... :)

Sherwin,

I've been dying to attend this fireworks on Canada day but I'm afraid i cannot make it this year since it falls on a Tuesday. I'm going home(Phils) at the third week of July so i cant make another excuse to be absent again.

I've learned from a friend that it is really awesome so i don't mind being in Canada (im in NYC) even just for a day or two. Do you know if there are fireworks also near Niagara falls sometimes Sept or Oct?

Hi Rommel,

Thanks for dropping by. I am not sure if the Canada Day festivities in the Toronto are is near Niagara. Please check out in this schedule (http://www.toronto.ca/special_events/canada/2008_other.pdf).

Happy Canada Day! :)

Actually, this EB pushed through. We're just too lazy to prepare photos for posting here because the explosions were not high as expected, as viewed from where we positioned our tripods.

Here's one of my take:

http://www3.telus.net/public/sa1434/pyro/IMG_0038.jpg

The exlosions were averagely as high as the mid-size building in the city. We sat in disappointment and tried to make out something from what we were watching.

But we didn't forget to have a group hug =); all imagined that the show was as expected - which gave us the illusion of...

http://www3.telus.net/public/sa1434/pyro/IMG_0054Docu.jpg

But its ok. We still have 4 more nights of fireworks show - the HSBC Celebration of Light is here again! First night will be tomorrow, July 23.

So, we are having another EB again, hope this time we will there will be other Pinoy photographers joining.

On August 2, Saturday, Benny, Jess and I are planning to shoot the Grand Finale(last show night of 4), but we haven't finalized where to put the flag.

If you're here, join us! :)