The video shows the open and close of the display and nothing in between (stills time). The camera's focus tends to drift at times and then takes its sweet time returning.
The show's ending seemed kind of weird with occasional bursts after what I thought was the finale. Usually, I can hear the crowd cheering from almost half a mile away when the show is obviously over, but I didn't hear that this year, so I'm guessing they may have been as confused as I was.
You may recall that I led off last year's Hackensack fireworks pix with the first image (after the video) and wrote the following: "...when I took the first shot, which - by the way - will look quite different next year when a 5-story building fills the 389 Main hole. BTW - I noticed that all bursts were above the horizon from my perspective, so I should still be able to see all of the Hackensack display."
As you can see in the second and third shots, it DOES look quite different and I CAN still see the bursts.
I told the 389 Main site boss to get up on the roof of the building for last night's Hackensack's fireworks show - the fireworks would practically be right in his lap and he won't be able to do it next year - but he already had plans down the shore with his family.
The last Hackensack image is State St jammed with cars as happens every year when the fireworks end (gridlock from Foschini to State and probably beyond).
The Meadowlands Fair's show was better than their previous night's display - it HAD to be if I'm showing more than one picture from it, but the 11pm show was VERY anticlimactic after seeing Hackensack's.
I couldn't see anything of Macy's NYC show this year, due to the weather and didn't notice Leonia's, which may have something to do with 389 Main being in the way.
I don't care............I saw the good one.