Montevideo, much like Kosovo, has a…collective…fireworks display. Buy what you can afford (at any size) and set it off. It leads to some interesting displays overall.

More photos in the New Years 2010 – Montevideo Flickr Set.

The fireworks over the wharf were only one of at least two sets. Another set was being done beyond the bay bridge, but was too far away to photograph. The show was pretty, but it was short. In the end, I had a feeling of “that was it?”.

More pictures in my San Francisco Independence Day Celebrations Flickr Set.

On the 17th, Kosovo celebrated it’s first year of independence. These are the fireworks pictures from Pristina. Weather kept me at home, but many others were out on the street in the snow and cold.

As always, more in the Kosovo 2009 Independence Day Flickr Set.

As usual, Pristina celebrated the coming of the New Year not with one massive display of fireworks, like we would in the U.S., but instead with many displays all across the town. The combined display tends to be quite impressive, but also nearly impossible to capture on camera. I had some extra difficulty this year in that the street light across the street from my balcony was on and bright as could be. Most of the pictures have a lens flare across them because of this.

More fireworks photos in the Pristina Kosovo 2009 New Year Fireworks flickr set.

New Year celebrations in Pristina were not what I expected. Kosovars set-off fireworks for many occasions. I frequently hear and see them at the end of local football (that’d be Soccer for the US) games. Given this, I was expecting some coordinated show over some major buildings. There was no such thing. Instead, it seemed everyone around was using whatever fireworks they had on hand, from large professional sized ones to smaller “normal” ones. The entire city skyline was covered in individuals’ fireworks.

More pictures in the New Year 2008 Fireworks in Pristina Flickr Set.

Because of my job, I’ve had a rare opportunity. I’ve been in a country when it came into existance… Kosovo declared Independence on February 17th, 2008. These are some of the highlights of the fireworks pictures I took that night. Unfortunately, I was unable to go downtown to take pictures of the people celebrating.

More Fireworks pictures in the Flickr Set.