Central Park Fireworks - New Year's Day 2012

[abortedsoul]

Sounds more like popcorn to me.  My favorite noises are the crackly white ones, those are always so satisfying for some reason.

[FantasticBabblings]

@abortedsoul I like the crackles too. And the whistles. Much more than the booms.

[pugnlove]

Thanks!

[FantasticBabblings]

@pugnlove Thank you for watching.

[cookielu46]

Great Fireworks....made me feel at home again.

[FantasticBabblings]

@cookielu46 It was spectacular. I think the 4th of July sometimes is too much, but New Year's Eve is just about right.

[carehappens]

at 3:00 i heard an old bell telephone ring. was that what that was? that kid saying yaHoo cracks me up.

[FantasticBabblings]

@carehappens Yes, it was my phone. That reminds me... I need to call him back :)

[carehappens]

That was fucking amazing. Tears welled up at the end. Thanks FB! :-)

[FantasticBabblings]

@carehappens I'm glad you liked it.

[yellowlabrador]

What a great display. It was very quiet here in West Cork, even the drunks were broke.

[FantasticBabblings]

@yellowlabrador It was far from quiet here, but people are pretty broke here too :)

[fehquig]

I have seen many videos of fireworks through the years, and invariably the film maker points a camera up at the fireworks and records. When the event is recorded, it gets compressed or it gets directly shoved up on YouTube and the result is predictable. I shut it off before it's halfway through because I'm bored with it. The same happens to me with most videos of parades... What you have done is make a fireworks video that held my attention from beginning to end. That takes considerable skill.

[FantasticBabblings]

@fehquig Thanks. I'm glad you appreciate the work. Even when there is no story per se, I try to cut the film together with some kind of narrative arc. Thanks for noticing.

[somegamer1879]

Awesome

[FantasticBabblings]

@somegamer1879 Thanks!

[godseeri]

Wow that it amazing. I want to see it someday. I love the loud booms you feel in the ground. Thanks for the video. Happy new year!

[FantasticBabblings]

@godseeri This display is not as big or well known as the 4th of July display, but I enjoy it. And the weather was perfect this year.

[ohjoannabanana]

That was hypnotic. Happy New Year Phil.

[FantasticBabblings]

@ohjoannabanana Thanks for watching.

[xBlake4]

Great quality. What kind of camera did you use to record this?

[FantasticBabblings]

@xBlake4 I shot it with a Canon 7D, with a Tamron 28-300mm lens.

[justwant2bhappy]

Very nice, I bet it is fun to be there! My husband does not want to be any where on New years eve except at home and he is in bed by 9:30PM. That is late for him, lol. I bet i is exciting to be there in Central park.

[FantasticBabblings]

@justwant2bhappy It is exciting just for the sheer number of people.

[wildheart5]

What a spectacular fireworks display! You are right, much better than Times Square!! I bet you wanted to throttle that person with the horn!

[FantasticBabblings]

@wildheart5 I asked for a re-shoot, but no one would comply :)

[CRUClEFICTION]

Beautiful!

All those loud bangs from the fireworks, but it takes some kid's horn to startle me. lol

[FantasticBabblings]

@CRUClEFICTION Unfortunately you can't get the explosions without the horns. I wanted to edit them out. And it wasn't just kids. Lots of drunken adults had horns too. I had no horn so I could only fart.

[Anogram]

Hey, nice quality. I enjoyed it :-)

[FantasticBabblings]

@Anogram Thanks for watching.

[earth46b]

I was there & I love it

[FantasticBabblings]

@earth46b If I had known I would have said hello :)

[MrVisions]

If you play it backwards there is a subliminal message from John Lennon in there right around 4:18 ... no its true We miss you John. :-)

[FantasticBabblings]

@MrVisions Something about a walrus perhaps? I miss John too.

[Zipster08]

FAB!

[FantasticBabblings]

@Zipster08 I hope you have a great New Year. You deserve to have wonderful things happen.