The firework show was impressive and surprisingly lengthy. The fireworks are launched from a boat moored in the Docklands.

Below is a short film and photos showing the fireworks.

Docklands Winter Fireworks

Fireworks over the Docklands in Mebourne

Beautiful pastel colour fireworks

The day’s temperatures reached 37°C and moments before the family session of fireworks started, the predicted storm rolled in. The lightning, rain, and wind put on a show to complement the fireworks.

Storms clouds gathering over Melbourne

I managed another couple of film experiments over New Year’s Eve. Both films where taken on our little point and shoot Canon. My goal with these edits was to publish as quickly as possible. Both films took less than one hour from importing into iMovie to publishing on YouTube; a fun challenge that turned out well.

Melbourne’s fireworks are divided into two. The first session, at 9:15 pm, is for families.

Watch Melbourne’s family fireworks in High Definition (HD) on YouTube.

The second session, at midnight, is the bigger show.

Watch Melbourne’s midnight fireworks in High Definition (HD) on YouTube.

I hope you had a fun New Year’s Eve, and have a great 2010.

Happy New Year.