Australia Day 2014 fireworks display at Parramatta

Immediately after Jessica Mauboy finished her concert, the fireworks display marked the official end of the festivities with a bang or two.

International Fleet Review (2)

After a long wait, it was time for the main attraction; the light show and fireworks display. To tell the history of the Royal Australian Navy, impressive images and film clips were projected onto the Opera House and the pylons of the Harbor Bridge. While it certainly was a fantastic show, it didn't make for great photography (and my somewhat obscured vantage point didn't help either), so the following pics focus mainly on the actual fireworks display.

Colorful late afternoon skies over Sydney


Darkness descends


Showtime!














The end

NYE

A few photos from the New Year's Eve event on, well, Dec 31, 2012, in Parramatta:

Some band is trying their best to keep the masses entertained


But everyone is clearly just waiting for the fireworks display to begin, so here we go: