Taken from my driveway in San Jose, CA. This is my first try at capturing fireworks!
It's illegal to set off fireworks on your own here, but this is typical of what actually happens for a few hours every July 4. Please excuse the trees, etc.
Shutter speed: 4 sec.
Aperature 5.6
Did some reading up on it earlier in the day, including the helpful article on this site.
http://www.photographyreview.com/fir...oguidecrx.aspx