Fireworks
Oct 30, 2011 17:30:48 #
July 4, 2010 in Oakridge, OR. Many photographers like to include the surroundings, but I prefer them isolated. What say you?
Fireworks 1
Fireworks 2
Fireworks 3
Oct 30, 2011 17:37:45 #
Oct 30, 2011 17:45:44 #
I try to do both but when you are shooting long exposures its hard to reset once yer going! You get an atta boy from me!
Oct 30, 2011 18:19:09 #
Mountain View CA. 7/4/11 I like some background, you got good colors in your shots.
Shoreline Golf course
Oct 30, 2011 19:10:02 #
Took this last 4th. Had mixed results that night. May I ask what lens and settings you guys used?
Oct 30, 2011 19:57:02 #
jstar wrote:
Took this last 4th. Had mixed results that night. May I ask what lens and settings you guys used?
I used a Canon Powershot set on auto, I think the type of fireworks has a lot to do with how the pictures come out some have a lot of smoke
Oct 31, 2011 07:42:49 #
Oct 31, 2011 12:53:12 #
I must agree with the others, the second shot is the best! :thumbup:
Oct 31, 2011 13:35:20 #
Our fireworks are on the shore of Lake Morey - if you set up at the other end, you can get reflections. Other than that , settings (Except maybe Lady Liberty in NYC) in my opinion detract from them - the fireworks are the subject, after all!
Oct 31, 2011 21:19:57 #
Fireworks settings: f8, shutter speed on bulb with cable release, open shutter when fireworks trail reaches its apogee and close when the burst just begins to fade.
Oct 31, 2011 21:21:51 #
Oct 31, 2011 21:50:55 #
RLPCEP wrote:
Fireworks settings: f8, shutter speed on bulb with cable release, open shutter when fireworks trail reaches its apogee and close when the burst just begins to fade.
That's what the Canon "Fireworks " mode does, too. (but with a 2-second shutter time) How close do you frame the shot? Tight on the "head" of the shell, or about 2/3 full, and crop later?
Oct 31, 2011 22:13:48 #
Oct 31, 2011 22:29:17 #
None of these three were cropped. I try to judge where the burst will occur after the first three or so and then frame the shot accordingly. You can see that some of them exceed the boundaries of the framing because the burst is larger or they move in a slightly different direction than the others. That doesn't bother me if I get the essence of the burst. Some produce a lot of white light and will blow out. The shame about fireworks photography is that you usually get to do it only once a year. Here are three more, two of which are OK with the third being a bust. If shooting from a distance, as with fireworks over buildings, you'll have more latitude with framing and exposure. That said, even when the fishin' is good, y' ain't gonna catch 'em all.
Oct 31, 2011 22:35:05 #
Hey! Sorry. Looks like I repeated #2 from the first series. Let me correct that and send one more.
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