aah yes, handholding works for making snapshots, but not great photos.
Handholding during fireworks does not allow you to have the shutter open during the entire firework blast, so you miss most of the sharp light and are left with the smoky trail.
For the color, I had the camera set to enhanced color.
also, I made a mistake earlier: I had the camera set to auto iso up to 1600, but these were shot at all different iso's. I honestly did not do a very good taking these photos. Hallowishes is my favorite fireworks show, and I was not paying too close attention to the camera.
EVERY time the doorbell rings and Oogie Boogie answers I laugh.