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Let’s photograph the Friday Night Reds Fireworks when the Reds play the Washington Nationals, from General James Taylor Park in Newport, Kentucky. Generally the fireworks start about 15 minutes after the end of the game, which can be between 2.5-3 hours after the start at 7:10 pm (so that puts the fireworks about 10:30 pm. However, you will want to get there early enough to pick out your spot to shoot from and grab a parking spot.

If you are new to photographing fireworks take a look at this site:

15 Powerful Tips for Gorgeous Fireworks Photography

If you are looking to expand your firework shooting technique try your hand at this technique – Spiky Fireworks (but it takes practice and with luck you’ll get 4-5 shots) per Fred Haaser.

http://www.diyphotography.net/long-exposure-fireworks-tutorial

Parking: you can try to get free parking in the General Taylor lot at the end beyond the riverboats. You can park on West 3rd Street just outside of the levee and walk up and over the levee to the park in a couple of minutes – this allows for a quick egress after the fireworks are over.

FEEL Free to bring guests and enjoy the fireworks!

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