Brisbane Riverfire
In September 2009 I arrived in Australia, a couple of days before the Brisbane Riverfire. The Riverfire used to open the Brisbane Festival, the annual arts festival organised by Brisbane City Council and Queensland Government and it happens every year in September. Now the Riverfire ends the Festival.
So since 2009 I photograph the fireworks, only missing 2012 and 2015. Because this year we decided to just go and watch it, I went through the photos of the previous one to see my improvement as a photographer. I thought it was worth the share…
In 2009 I used my Canon EOS 400D with the cheap kit 18-55mm lens and a cheap tripod. Shot in JPEG.
Then in 2010, I had my Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF-S 18-200mm lens and a good Manfrotto tripod. Because of the better tripod I got rid of all those heads from 2009. Shot in JPEG.
In 2011 I still had the same equipment, but we went to Mount Coot-tha. Shot in JPEG.
In 2012, we missed the Riverfire. But for a good reason. We traveled to Lord Howe Island, in New South Wales. I know the video is not the best but you can get an idea why I wasn’t so sad about missing the Riverfire. You can also see the photos from my Lord Howe Island Flickr album:
It’s 2013 and we are back to the original spot from 2009.
Finally in 2014, my good friend Kiel invited us to go to his place to see the fireworks. He has since moved to Sydney but he had the best view of the Story Bridge in the whole city! Still the same equipment, just with an extra tripod (Benro Travel Angel) for the iPhone 6 Plus videos.
This year we decided to just go and watch it, without the cameras. But I did get some shots of the flying machines, on Friday from South Brisbane and on Saturday from New Farm.
That’s it, my short Brisbane Riverfire story. It’s a good thing that I can see some improvement in my skills from the 2009 photos to the 2014 ones…
