Something odd was afoot in Brisbane over the weekend, with unmarked helicoptors conducting sinister mission over Brisbane city centre
In fact it was Riverfire - an annual celebration of all things ignitable, with a mini-airshow thrown in. First off there were Blackhawk helicopters
and then flypasts by an F18 Superhornet - Australia's replacement for the much-loved F-111
The F-111 used to open and close the evenings forework display with a 'dump & burn' (where it dumped fuel and then lit it's afterburners, creating an awesome fireball that lit up the sky). The Superhornet, whilst impressive, sadly lacks this essential combat feature, but it didn't stop the crowds coming out in force. This picture was taken at around 4.30pm - the fireworks didn't start 'til 7pm, but pretty much everyone who was down there will have stayed to the end. There was some impressively territorial spot-hogging too.
We went home after the planes and I rode down to watch the fireworks later. It was the perfect opportunity to play with the 'fireworks' setting on my camera, and I learnt a lot. Mainly that it's really hard to take pictures of fireworks without a tripod
and you should get to the front of the crowds - that's if you prepared to be down there from early afternoon
Still had some fun with the camera though
After half an hour a haze of smoke hung over Brisbane. The event felt a little flat without the F-111 to finish it off, but Riverfire is always a fun day and it's amazing how many people are jealous about us seeing the plane & helicopters!
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