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Festival Fireworks 2012

The Festival season in Edinburgh ends with the Festival Fireworks concert – 45 minutes of fireworks over the castle set to music. It is always spectacular, and this year was no disappointment. We got a lovely evening for it, mild and dry, so had a picnic in the gardens while we waited for the sun to set and the fireworks to start.
The programme of music for 2012:
Walton Orb and Sceptre
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)
Walton Suite from Henry V (excerpts)
The “Dance of the Knights” from Romeo and Juliet was one of the most memorable pieces – it felt very appropriate to see battlements ablaze to such a dramatic piece. I also liked the very delicate green fireworks that accompanied the Fantasia on Greensleeves.

2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0001.jpg It's a lovely evening for the concert.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0002.jpg We have a picnic in the gardens as we wait for the action to start.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0003.jpg Hmmm, those packages on the Castle battlements look suspiciously like explosive...
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0004.jpg Dusk.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0005.jpg Even more dusk.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0006.jpg Darkness falls and the final test flare is fired.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0007.jpg Waiting in the dark.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0008.jpg The lights go out on the Castle.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0009.jpg The display starts.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0011.jpg ...
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0013.jpg I love the wiggly ones at the bottom.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0021.jpg My favourite shot of the night.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0022.jpg These ones remind me of exploding galaxies in astronomy books.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0026.jpg Billowing smoke.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0027.jpg More wiggly ones!
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0030.jpg Brightly coloured fountains.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0032.jpg ...
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0041.jpg ...
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0042.jpg A sinister red glow, with sparks tumbling down the walls and rock.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0044.jpg The obligatory waterfall.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0045.jpg More sparks fly.
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0047.jpg ....
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0048.jpg ...
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0049.jpg ...
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0050.jpg ...
2012-09-02 Festival Fireworks_0053.jpg Finale! The end of a spectacular evening.
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