Fourth Fireworks

I am learning how to take pictures with manual focus using an old Canon AE-1P and my first big challenge was shooting fireworks.  We went to the ball field by Andy's mom's house and set up my tripod for the big show.  If you know anything about our house/yard, we have many large pine trees and are close to the marsh and our grass is pretty pathetic.  Most of the yard is covered with pine straw and sticks and the dirt itself is sandy.  It's not really an ideal place to run around in your bare feet anyway.  When we got to the park surrounding the ball field the kids flipped out about how nice and plush the grass was.  We all took our shoes off and ran around like fools. It was so lovely!  I laid in the grass with them and felt like a kid again. The heat wasn't too bad and there was a nice breeze.  The whole evening was lovely.  Anyway, here are a few fireworks I shot.