8/9/2008 4:59:35 AM

Wow Laurence this is beautiful, fantastic colours and lighting.

8/9/2008 5:22:54 AM

Wow!!!! Awesome image, Laurence!

8/9/2008 5:25:41 AM

Wonderful Laurence, :)

8/9/2008 5:34:10 AM

OH MY this is awesome!!!! Beautiful!

8/9/2008 6:20:08 AM

Great color and composition Laurence.

8/9/2008 6:46:19 AM

WOW ! very beautiful shot the colors are Awesome !!!

Kelly

8/9/2008 7:43:37 AM

Spectacular Laurence..big wow!! The comp and colors are beautiful!!!

8/9/2008 8:41:57 AM

Perfect timing, Outstanding!!!!

8/9/2008 2:23:55 PM

Fantastic image!

8/9/2008 4:03:44 PM

Awesome colours Laurence!

8/9/2008 6:03:51 PM

Awesome colours Laurence!

8/9/2008 6:03:52 PM

You don't loose a festa! :-)
This is a winner!!!
It'a an explosion of colors, energy and perfection!

8/11/2008 11:09:44 AM

WINNER WINNER WINNER!!!!!
WTG, Laurence :)

8/14/2008 12:28:09 AM

WOW!!! Fabulous!

8/14/2008 5:41:03 AM

Absolute winner all the way!!!! Fantastic Laurence!!

8/17/2008 3:03:58 AM

Awesome shot, Laurence!!! I just can't imagine this won't win something!

8/23/2008 6:23:00 PM

Huge congratulations on this fabulous finalist!!!!Good luck in the second round!!!:-)

9/22/2008 9:31:47 AM

amazing finalist Laurence..... WTG congratulations!!!!!

9/22/2008 10:25:59 AM

Congratulations!

9/22/2008 10:41:33 AM

Wowieeee!
A beautiful finalist!
Big congrats!!!
~Lisa

9/22/2008 10:56:47 AM

Thanks everyone!!!!!

9/22/2008 11:55:53 AM

Vavavoom on this one! Congrats on all your finalist!

9/22/2008 11:58:36 AM

Congratulations on your FINALIST!!!

9/22/2008 12:40:39 PM

Congratulations and Best of Luck in the next round!!! WOW...perfect exposure and fantastic light show!

9/22/2008 3:02:15 PM

Stunning finalist Laurence. Peter

9/22/2008 4:25:09 PM

Congratulations, Laurence!

9/22/2008 6:53:14 PM

See my first comment ;)
Congrats!

9/22/2008 7:45:39 PM

Fantastic!!! Big congratulations to you dear Laurence!!

9/22/2008 9:41:41 PM

Most excellent capture, Congrats on your Finalist!

9/23/2008 8:35:43 AM

WTG !!!! Big congrats on your wonderful finalist Laurence :o)

9/23/2008 2:05:57 PM

Congratulations, Laurence....

9/23/2008 3:57:27 PM

WooHoo!!! WTG Laurence - BIG Congratulations on this wonderful 1st Place Win!!

9/23/2008 3:59:55 PM

Yessssssss!!!
Gorgeous!!!
Big congrats on your first place win!
Sharing the joy, Lisa♥

9/23/2008 4:20:35 PM

Awesome....Congratulations!

9/23/2008 4:29:11 PM

Congratulations on your First Prize winner, Laurence!

9/23/2008 4:55:24 PM

This is magnificent!

9/23/2008 4:56:43 PM

Congratulations, Laurence on your gorgeous First Place Win!

9/23/2008 5:19:15 PM

I just knew this would be a winner....congratulations Lawrence on this First Place win!

jo ann c.

9/23/2008 5:30:32 PM

This is amazing Laurence, congratulations!! A beautiful first place image!!

9/23/2008 5:51:39 PM

WTG Laurence!! Fantastic winner..big congratulations!!

9/23/2008 5:55:19 PM

Terrific news Lawrence! CONGRATS!

9/23/2008 5:56:38 PM

WTG!! A big congrats to you, Lawrence!!

9/23/2008 6:05:40 PM

Congratulations Laurence!!!

9/23/2008 6:14:06 PM

Great job! Big Congratulations, Laurence!! Well deserved WINNER!!

9/23/2008 7:18:27 PM

Congratulations Laurence on this stunning winner!!

9/23/2008 8:06:29 PM

Congratulations Laurence...

9/23/2008 8:24:26 PM

Thanks everyone!!! :))

9/23/2008 9:13:58 PM

Congratulations, Laurence, on this great winner!

9/23/2008 9:51:52 PM

Congratulations on your 1st place win, Laurence!!

9/23/2008 10:11:23 PM

WOOOOOWWWW Laurence!!! SPECTACULAR first place winner!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS WTG!!!!

9/23/2008 10:11:49 PM

CONGRATULATIONS on this gorgeous First Place Winner, Laurence! Well deserved!

9/23/2008 10:43:48 PM

Congratulations Laurence!!Fantastic result on your awesome capture!!Brett

9/23/2008 10:51:12 PM

Congratulations on your winner!

9/23/2008 10:57:52 PM

Yes,yes,yes!!!!!I knew it!!!!:-)))Huge congratulations on this bewitching winner,Laurence!!!!:-)

9/23/2008 11:01:02 PM

Thanks dear friends!!!!

9/23/2008 11:17:30 PM

SPECTACULAR is this picture and SPECIAL is your talent. Congrats. on this marvelous First Place Win.

9/23/2008 11:30:28 PM

Congratulations on your gorgeous 1st Place win! Love the colors, details, light and composition.

9/24/2008 3:34:08 AM

WOW, this is fabulous! Congratulations on this beauty and your other winners, Laurence!!!

9/24/2008 5:17:59 AM

Congrats on your Win Laurence!! Jeff

9/24/2008 5:21:38 AM

Huge Congratulations on this beautiful winner Laurence, you sure had a good month :)

9/24/2008 5:25:35 AM

A spectacular First Place win, Laurence! Congratulations!

9/24/2008 5:46:31 AM

Congrats on your First Place Laurence. Peter

9/24/2008 5:53:17 AM

Congrats on your win! Laurence, you have an amazing gallery! This is the first time I have looked through it. You have an excellent eye, and your gallery is so full of color! I enjoyed looking at all of your work!

9/24/2008 6:46:08 AM

9/24/2008 6:59:19 AM

Thank you all!!!!!

9/24/2008 7:02:22 AM

Laurence, a huge congratulations on your First Prize Winner! I thought I sent congrats earlier but it did not go through. Way to go!!

9/24/2008 7:59:53 AM

See my first comment ;)
YAY!!! Big congrats my friend on your first place win :)

9/24/2008 8:56:40 AM

HUge COngrats on your awesome first place winner my friend !!!! WTG !!!

9/24/2008 9:53:10 AM

Big congrats Laurence for your First prize winner.

9/24/2008 10:14:54 AM

Love the colors, details, light and composition! Huge congrats Laurence for your First prize winner.

9/24/2008 11:08:42 AM

Gorgeous lighting and colors..Congratulations Laurence on your First Place win!!

9/24/2008 11:54:44 AM

WOW thanks so much for creating this absolutely fantastic, perfect image Laurence......CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!

9/24/2008 1:26:39 PM

laurence
this is just beautiful. congrats on your great win!!!

9/24/2008 4:34:27 PM

Amazing work, Laurence! Many congratulations on your First Place Win!
Monika

9/24/2008 5:26:03 PM

Thank you all dear dear friends!!!

9/24/2008 8:01:32 PM

Lawrence, huge Congratulations on this outstanding First Place Winner!!

9/24/2008 10:03:46 PM

Big Congrats on this fabulous first place winner Laurence!!!

9/24/2008 10:27:32 PM

Congratulations Laurence on this terrific winner!!

9/24/2008 10:30:19 PM

Big Congratulations.

9/25/2008 5:43:04 AM

Congrats on this beauty!!:)

9/25/2008 7:33:27 AM

Congratulations on this colorful winner, Laurence!

9/26/2008 2:24:19 AM

Exceptional and amaze beautiful explosions of lights and color in this exposure, Laurence!!!
Big Congratulations for your Winner!!!

9/26/2008 5:06:24 AM

Real congratulations ! Amazing picture !

9/26/2008 7:04:08 AM

Brilliant shot Laurence. Congratulations!

9/26/2008 9:02:19 AM

Thanks so much everyone!!!!

9/26/2008 10:34:13 AM

Thanks so much everyone!!!!

9/26/2008 10:49:29 AM

Wow!! Awesome capture, Laurence!! Big congratulations on your first place win!!

9/26/2008 12:45:22 PM

Fantastic, Laurence - a hugely deserving first-place win!

9/26/2008 5:11:05 PM

Outstanding image Laurence, Congratulations for a well deserved win.

9/27/2008 6:32:35 AM

Congratulations Laurence on your Win.

Dominick

9/27/2008 6:07:24 PM

Congratulations!!!! AWESOME!!!! :0)

9/27/2008 10:26:33 PM

Fantastic shot.... Congrats!!

9/28/2008 12:43:25 AM

Stunning capture!! Congratulations on your win.

9/28/2008 6:37:06 AM

Fabulous shot....congratulations on your wonderful win!!!!!!

9/28/2008 3:13:27 PM

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9/29/2008 5:21:48 PM

Wowww...... big congrats Laurence for your First prize winner, awguri.

10/1/2008 11:25:41 PM

Perhaps the finest night shot I have ever seen! Huge Congratulations! WTG!

ccc

10/5/2008 5:34:10 PM

Oh My Word, Laurence!!! This is INCREDIBLE!! I was so pleased to see your name under this beautiful image!! Congrats!

10/5/2008 6:35:29 PM

I have no words to say how beautiful this picture is. I've been trying to shoot fire works since two years but this is magical. Shutter? aperture? white balance?

Sachin

10/16/2008 4:31:22 AM

Thanks so much. Sachin I use very different exposures depending also on foreground lighting. I never exceed 5 second exposures at F11 to F16. Focusing is always manual also. never leave the camera on autofocus and always use a cable release.

10/16/2008 8:22:40 AM

Thanks laurence, any particular white balance. I have tried shooting at 2seconds but it always blurs. Do you do any post correction, what software and how? It's always good to learn from a Guru.

10/17/2008 2:54:54 AM

White balance usually on Auto but I always try to experiment with other settings but they all seem to have very similar reults. Post correction is minimal. I only fine tune the levels to get that perfect black even when there is some smoke. I use Photoshop usually. If you are getting a blur your tripod is not sturdy enough. Also another thing I do is use a piece of black cloth and I keep the camera covered to minimize any light entering from behind through the viewfinfder. These long exposures need a very sturdy tripod and cable release or remote.

10/17/2008 4:58:48 AM

Congrats on a great image, Lawrence!!

10/24/2008 10:10:49 AM

Superb fireworks shot! congratulations on your first place win!!

10/25/2008 8:25:02 AM

Just incredible Lawrence. Congrats on this very well deserved Win!!

11/12/2008 11:20:50 AM

Absolutely awesome, Laurence!!! Huge congratulations, it's well deserved!!

11/16/2008 6:04:58 PM

This is spectacular! Congratulations Laurence!!!

11/16/2008 7:51:59 PM

Outstanding, Big Congrats on this well-deserved masterpiece Laurence!

11/30/2008 1:41:18 PM

Laurence,
WOW !!! This is spectacular !!! I wanted to congratulate you on this winning. It deserves the win !! I LOVE all of your new work. You are so very talented.
I haven't been able to be on BP for many months, but I am back and hopefully will have some new stuff up very soon.
Keep Inspiring and Being Inspired, Jenny N Alabama

1/5/2009 12:06:58 PM

WOW! This is really beautiful! Congrats!

3/8/2009 7:51:38 PM

Holly cow lawrence, you're gonna make some money on this one. How'd I ever miss it... sorry. Fantastic work. Thanks for the tips too.

5/20/2009 6:07:08 PM

Absolutely fabulous Laurence!! Congratulations and Kudos on this magnificent capture. This one will be hard to top for a very long time! How fun for you!!

8/1/2009 1:13:56 PM

This is super super stunning!!!! =) Congrats!!

9/6/2009 4:08:47 PM