Photographing Fireworks Failure
Sep 12, 2019 07:28:19 #
Sep 12, 2019 07:28:51 #
Sep 12, 2019 07:40:27 #
justhercamera wrote:
I saw another photographer had and did not need to make as much adjustments in PP for highlights, etc. I found it to be true as well.
It seems you could have just stopped down more, which would give you more DOF and help with focus.
Sep 12, 2019 08:06:35 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
It seems you could have just stopped down more, which would give you more DOF and help with focus.
Take a gander online at reasons to use ND filters for photographing fireworks. I am pleased I did use it and will do so again.
Sep 12, 2019 08:11:45 #
Sep 12, 2019 08:16:10 #
Sep 12, 2019 08:18:26 #
I found using advice from UHH members the shooting of fireworks can be pretty easy. You do have to manually focus on something similar distance while there is still light. Then adjust exposure times after the first burst to get the right look. It sure looks like you got the hang of it quickly. Nice photos.
Sep 12, 2019 08:22:57 #
Thank you. The failed attempt earlier this year, I had focused on something while it was still light, but my choice was not a good one. While I saw the photos on camera after each shot, I did not look close enough to realize how blurred they were.
Sep 12, 2019 09:14:29 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
Great Photos.
Olympus cameras have Live Composite mode. This could be a good use of that mode. Live Composite only adds "new light" to the image.
Olympus cameras have Live Composite mode. This could be a good use of that mode. Live Composite only adds "new light" to the image.
Sep 12, 2019 09:16:50 #
justhercamera wrote:
Earlier this year, I went to a fireworks show, or ... (show quote)
That is pretty nice especially the last one....I've never heard anyone ever used ND filter for firework - Interesting?
Sep 12, 2019 09:23:41 #
fetzler wrote:
Great Photos.
Olympus cameras have Live Composite mode. This could be a good use of that mode. Live Composite only adds "new light" to the image.
Olympus cameras have Live Composite mode. This could be a good use of that mode. Live Composite only adds "new light" to the image.
Sounds like it might be. Can you use that mode with RAW photos or just JPG?
Sep 12, 2019 09:25:00 #
Saigon wrote:
That is pretty nice especially the last one....I've never heard anyone ever used ND filter for firework - Interesting?
It was another photographer's fireworks photos over a year ago that I saw, who said they used an ND filter and that they had less blowouts. I decided it would be fun to try it and I will likely continue to use it in the future.
Sep 12, 2019 10:23:08 #
justhercamera wrote:
It was another photographer's fireworks photos over a year ago that I saw, who said they used an ND filter and that they had less blowouts. I decided it would be fun to try it and I will likely continue to use it in the future.
And what do you think the advantage of the ND filter is over just stopping down more? Both should have the same effect of reducing exposure, but stopping down gives more DOF, which will help with focus.
Sep 12, 2019 10:37:34 #
It also causes the burst trails to be thinner. By the way, when my focus was off, it was WAY off, nothing a greater DOF would have corrected, sadly.
Sep 12, 2019 11:23:17 #
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