Year Two Gets Off The Mark At Midnight

No sooner had I posted 365-365 Finished than I set off up to Frankley on the outskirts of Birmingham to bring in the New Year photographing the fireworks over Birmingham. I had my thermals on and plenty of layers but it was still very cold, trying to press the shutter with gloves on is impossible. Because of some trees you can not stand in one spot up there and see all around you but with a little movement you can see right across the West Midlands conurbation

West Midlands Conurbation

population 2,284,093 ( well it certainly seems like more when you try and drive across it).It was a great view to see all the fireworks light up the sky at midnight but not great for photography even on a clear night because the main display is about 8 miles away as the crow flies

After the fireworks had finished a few people hung around talking and soaking up the New Year atmosphere it was a very bright full moon night and I tried to photograph everyone in the car par. It didn’t work so I just had to be content with a normal flash group shot

This time last year I began my 365 Year 1 Last Years photograph

Photo Number: 1-365 Year2

Date Taken: Friday 1 January 2010

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