Fireworks over Citi Field after Mets game, 7/15/11. Bay Fireworks, from Long Island, put on this spectacular show. (Mets lost to Phillies, 7-2)

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Fireworks Pyro night at CitiField, New York City, July 3, 2013. I was able to obtain permission to photograph from directly on the field! Was basically the only person on the entire field, except for the pyro-technicians standing at the exit. Colorful lights are a new addition: Lasers!

Fireworks Pyro night at CitiField, New York City, July 3, 2013. I was able to obtain permission to photograph from directly on the field! Was basically the only person on the entire field, except for the pyro-technicians standing at the exit.

Fireworks Pyro night at CitiField, New York City, July 3, 2013. I was able to obtain permission to photograph from directly on the field! Was basically the only person on the entire field, except for the pyro-technicians standing at the exit. New feature: Laser Light Show...seen on right side of image.

Fireworks night at CitiField 2012 Taken from Fireworks Command booth before it became a bit to smoky to photograph

Fireworks over Citi Field after Mets game, 7/15/11. Bay Fireworks, from Long Island, put on this spectacular show. (Mets lost to Phillies, 7-2)

July 4, 2014 The "Flag" reaches the East River...

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Fireworks over Citi Field after Mets game, 7/15/11. Bay Fireworks, from Long Island, put on this spectacular show. (Mets lost to Phillies, 7-2)

Fireworks over Citi Field after Mets game, 7/15/11. Bay Fireworks, from Long Island, put on this spectacular show. (Mets lost to Phillies, 7-2)

Spectacular Fireworks on July 4th, 2014 over the Freedom Tower and Lower Manhattan by Souza Fireworks...Pyro Spectacular!

Long exposure of shutter results in this spectacular effect

July 4, 2014: Unique "Waterfall" effect directly from the Brooklyn Bridge, produced by Pyro Spectacular

This was the first time fireworks were blasted off of the Brooklyn Bridge. The effect, in person, was beyond belief.

July 4th, 2014 FIREWORKS from the Brooklyn Bridge!

Fireworks blasting off of the Brooklyn Bridge...July 4, 2014

Statue of Liberty's 125th Birthday Celebration, 10/28/11

Statue of Liberty's 125th Birthday Celebration, 10/28/11

July 4th Fireworks from the Brooklyn Bridge

Tight view of spectacular light show of fireworks from the Brooklyn Bridge, July 4, 2014.

July 4th, 2014 New York City, East River

Blasts over 1 World Trade Center...July 4, 2014

July 4, 2014: East River Barge launching blasts over Lower Manhattan

Amazing show by PyroSpectacular fireworks company.

July 4, 2010...Fireworks over the Hudson River. Show produced by Pyro Spectacular fireworks company

July 4th, 2010. Macy's spectacular fireworks and Manhattan as viewed from the New Jersey Side. Empire State Building on right hand side.

July 4th 2005. This image looks mighty fine as a 24"x36" print. (Quite sorry about the obtrusive watermark, but I find I must continue to attempt to prevent others from copying my images and presenting them as their own work.)

Statue of Liberty's 125th Birthday Celebration, 10/28/11 Towards the end of the show.....smoke building...helps colors reflect, condense and become more vibrant.

After the Storm

View of smoky Manhattan right after the finale of the July 4th fireworks show. Macy's barge seen in right side right in front of the "New Yorker" sign. July 4th, 2010

July 4, 2011 Fireworks over Manhattan

July 4, 2011 Spectacular display over mid-town Manhattan by Pyro Spectaculars

July 4, 2011 Patriotic firework colors over the Empire State Building and mid-town Manhattan. (Detail for fellow Photographers: This is NOT a multiple exposure, entire composition from a single 10 second exposure)

Statue of Liberty's 125th Birthday Celebration, 10/28/11 This was the first time in 25 years that they lit fireworks directly from Liberty Island. Two weeks before the event I scouted for potential locations to get an iconic image. The weather was perfect and the resulting images are what I had hoped for. (Same image as prior one, cropped)

Statue of Liberty's 125th Birthday Celebration, 10/28/11