MAKE:Blog has several links on how to have a bit o’ fun making or photographing fireworks.  Drop by and see if any of their tips can make your holiday brighter, and maybe safer too!
“Spark it up for the Fourth with your own home brewed sparklers! United Nuclear has the goods you’ll need & Wired has a geek fireworks guide, from detonators to taking photos”

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