Proms In The Paddock

Last night was the annual Proms In The Paddock concert, here in Lewes. Organised by Commercial Square Bonfire Society, it featured LGB Brass and the Guildford Friary Band, playing music from Broadway musicals, as well as many other classic favourites, like the Sailors Hornpipe, Pomp and Circumstance, and finishing as always with Tchaichovsky's 1812 Overture, during which the fireworks were discharged.

Our group this year consisted of myself, Daniel, Dom and Debbie, Maryke, Justin, and Eszmey, Sharon and Dani, and Clare, and the weather was perfect. Warm and sunny, with a light breeze, meaning that sitting in the Paddock with our Chinese takeaway dinners, and listening to the bands play, all the while enjoying the company of friends, was a lovely way to spend a summer evening.

I took quite a few photos, mostly of Eszmey, but I can't post them here, as she's not mine! Suffice it to say that she's incredibly photogenic, and has attitude aplenty, and I'm very pleased with most of the shots I got of her.

Mostly though, I wanted pics of the fireworks! This was my first chance to take pics of fireworks with my SLR camera, and I was a bit worried that I would be unlucky, as I couldn't for the life of me remember how to change one particular setting, but in the end, I came away with some shots that I'm actually pretty proud of. Yes, this is a shameless picture post, and I apologise for loading time, but I want to show these ones off!