On the Fourth of July, 2008 I was lucky enough to take part in the pyrotechnic display for the city of San Francisco. This was a two part display. There was a barge in the bay ,just off Fisherman's Wharf with about 3,000 shells and there was a setup on the municipal pier in Aquatic Park, with another 3,000 shells, fountains, mines, and candles. I worked on the Aquatic Park piece. Fog rolled in around 8:30 and reduced the ceiling, which pretty much obscured the barge , however since the pier was closer to shore the effects weren't as diminished. The above picture was taken 30 minutes after the show and as you can clearly see the fog has dissipated and the stars came out. Oh well.
It is a rarity for a show to come off "perfect", that is with 100% of the shells firing. This was such a show. The roar of the crowd after the finale is something electric and difficult to explain. I can say, though, that I can understand why rockstars crave the audience attention.I am a part of the "A" team and I am so proud. I LOVE PYRO.
The Site
The Golden Gate Bridge
A tall ship
The Coast Guard patrols Alcatraz and the Bay.
A beautiful day for sailing.
The Municipal Pier, Aquatic Park. 
The sun sets, the seagulls fly, and the fog approaches.
"Cheese it ! The cops!"
Looks like a foggy night.The Crew
CC and the Boss
CC and Lisa sporting pyro balloons
Pyro Trish and the "Shell of Shells", a 12" ball of fun.
Matt "Boom" with the SOS.
Ghirardelli sundaes for Mat and crew.
Pat with Roman Candles.
Waitin' for dark.
Mmm,err, yep. So fuckin' what?The Bomb Squad
Sirius, the bomb dog, and his master.
"Oh my God!,This must be heaven." says Sirius.
Sirius finds a 10".
His signature. 
They love pyro.The Set Up
The Trans America Building
Alcatraz
A 10" awaits
Across the bay Sausalito erupts
Different Vantage Points
From the end of the pier
Up Close
4 comments:
wow this is really beautiful mat, i really liked it a lot. thanks for sharing and for mentioning it on dc's i might have missed it.
just looked at this again, and have to say it's so gorgeous, first the happy people, the water, and the amazing fireworks. your layout is superb too. and i showed it to my brother and he said 'it's pretty'
Mat! What a great thing this is! Man I needed to see it...you doing well? All moved and settled? Very very cool blog pics...did I already say that?
love to you, M
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