As Alvin will attest, taking fireworks photos is easy with a tripod.. but of course I didn't have one with me on this trip, so I used the other approach: Shoot softly (1 sec exposures) and carry a big (flash) stick! A hundred or so photos later, and we've got perhaps five keepers!

EDIT: Oh, and.. location, location, location!.. Alvin's penthouse suite seemed to have a nice enough view!

Cheers