Pioneers Liked to Blow Stuff Up
July 24th, 2008In celebration of the Mormon pioneers, there are a lot of fireworks displays tonight in Utah.
Last night as I was getting ready for bed, Heather started screaming at me. I figured it was a major accident or something Coco had done. It was neither. I ran to grab the camera and got this shot after playing around with the 70-200.
Happy blowing stuff up to celebrate the arrival of the (mostly) white people day. o
Tags: fireworks, pioneer day, utah
That looks like a giant sparkler. I like the range of colors.
Happy This Is The Place Day.
You always take such awesome pictures…so much that every time I show my husband your pictures and your wife’s pictures he gets jealous of you and your camera. Enjoy all the fireworks!
Wow that is pretty darn spectacular! Go screaming Dooce & Mormon pioneers!
Nice. I have a heck of a time with fireworks shots — still haven’t gotten one I’m happy with yet. This has a kind of “in outer space” feel to it that I like.
Awesome picture!
Jon, you make me want to put down my camera because I realize I’m just not that good.
that’s a damn fine lens.
shoot a few portraits with it wide open and you will find a side to it you didn’t know existed.
it’s bokehrific.
That is just awesome!!
Yesterday was the first time in 34 years that I did not celebrate Pie & Beer Day. I tried to convince my boss here in Chicago, that Illinois should celebrate the holiday because the Mormons LEFT Illinois. I thought I had a good arguement, alas, I lost.
I had no idea you guys had such a holiday - cool though. LOVE the photo - a great pyro formation and so many colours!! That’s lovely.
I got some nice shots of the amazing fireworks display at Disneyland Paris last Halloween, will have to dig them out
this makes me sick!! I took about 50 photo’s of fireworks and only got about 4 that were clear without the smoke on them! Yours is perfectly clear and crisp.
Hey! That one guy on House is black and he’s Mormon!
I’ve never seen a black Mormon going door-to-door here in Texas. Only white men on bicycles - even in this heat. I feel so sorry for them.
On an upnote - Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Jon! I just read what you said to Heather this morning - I’d like to clone you! How sweet you are.
BTW, your photos are fantastic.
Happy birthday, Mr. Armstrong. 43 looks great on you!
Happy Birthday! You guys are great! I am marrying a wonderful 43 year-old on September 6th! It’s a good age.
PS…I am 31
That is the most gorgeous photo, one of your best in my opinion! My mouth was literally agape when I saw it.
Happy birthday, Jon!
Woo, happy birthday!!! Hope it’s an awesome one filled with fireworks of some description (LOL)
Have a great day! x
Happy Birthday Sir!
OH, and? Sparkly picture!
A very happy birthday to you! Great photo.
¡Feliz cumpleaños!
Damn, that is awesome!
Happy Birthday!
Now, in the most platonic way possible, I’d like to wish you a Happy 43rd Birthday, you hunka’ hunka’ burnin’ love. Your blog is cool. Love Heather’s too. Cheers from SLC.
Those Mormons know how to give good photo op. Good blog fodder too.