Firework in Magic Kingdom

We have read a lot of articles on how to take firework pictures and it is not easy. It is always recommended to use tripod and we will have to do long exposure. On 26th December 2009, we spent the day in Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. We really meant the day, a whole day. At 10pm, Disney displayed half an hour spectacular firework to celebrate the holiday. Since we spent the whole day there, carrying a heavy tripod for some evening firework shots was not very practical. On the other hand, looking at such a wonderful firework without taking a few photos would be heart-breaking. What did we do?

Luckily, our Nikon D90 camera is able set to iso 3200, extremely high sensitivity. Then, we would not have to do long exposure, no need to use tripod. This is one of the firework shots we took, a little grainy due to the high iso setting, but it is acceptable. At least, this snapshot captures a piece of beautiful firework display which is quite memorable.