New year with a bang

In short: welcoming the new year with fireworks.

The only person around wasn't feeling well, and since I'm a teetotaler and couldn't find anyone else who was interested in some party around town, the fireworks were all that I had to keep contempt with.

After a late chat with Bala and Kanna, and confirming the others weren't coming, I set off in the sub-zero temperature to the Shrank parking deck, walking across the ice crusted parking lot. Climbing the flight of stairs got me to the top most deck and there were only 3 cars, compared to the full deck for 4th of July.

I was 6 minutes early and took a few empty shots, and was hande a confettin horn by one of the persons gathered on the deck.

The countdown started(there was a party at Lock 3) and just a bit prematurely, with one second remaining, the first firework was lit. And so I welcomed the New Year with a wild scream.



I proceeded to take about 170 pics, in Fireworks mode(I wasn't bothered at the moment to see the difference with the other modes), clicking as fast as the photos were saved.

I had to remove a glove to operate the camera, and my hand FROZE(I think the temperature was -10C). Next time I have to wear thinner gloves or think of a stop-gap measure so that my hand doesn't get so cold.

Some pictures came out fuzzy when Nag called to wish me, he was pleasantly surprised to learn that there was a fireworks display at Akron(he was in Columbus).

One of the others mentioned that they should've parked at Polsky, which was closer, but I wonder if the pictures would have been better. They would sure have been bigger(no need to zoom). Polsky's parking deck was pretty full, as we could see.

To be honest looking at the screen I couldn't watch the full splendour of the fireworks. Anyhow I was happy with how the pictures turned out. It was a very colourful entry into the new year, the loud bangs sure woke me up to think how the new year should be better than the previous.

Next time I will drag someone along to take video while I take photos. Should be fun comparing the two.

On a lighter note, I wish I could travel across time zones and join the new year parties and become ecstatic many times over - two times is possible, I guess three may be possible with a private jet.

Happy new year, everyone.