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Do you have fireworks shots to show off? Post them here if you do [:D]
I don't have a tripod so these are all handheld. Manual mode was used, aperture was set to f/8 most of the time (should have used f/16 or higher f number - next time), shutter speed = bulb, ISO 100, manual focus set to infinity except with one or two shots which I tried to take using AF.
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thunder
05-01-2009, 06:17 AM
New Year 2007 / 2008 in capital of Faroe Islands
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Method: Tripod, mirror lock-up, timer and manuel program running on my EOS 400D w/ 24-70L
24mm @ 13sec, F/4, ISO 100.
I think you should have used a bit faster shutter speed and narrower aperture so the fireworks themselves wouldn't have turned overexposed as they did. Except that, the scene itself is AMAZING - nice work!
Vlad Xp
05-01-2009, 01:54 PM
Here's a shot I took during my "before Canon" days. I was setting up a camera on a tripod, and checking settings before the main show started when someone from the crowd launched a single shot into the river. A 5-second exposure at f/5 on a "point-and-shoot" Fuji S6000f
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TSEvanson
05-01-2009, 04:25 PM
Oren,
I never would have attempted "hand-held" fireworks shooting, but I actually like the effect; almost like electricity. Here is my first attempt at fireworks.
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Not very exciting, but this is as good as it gets for small-town fireworks.
Colin
05-01-2009, 05:07 PM
looks like a macro shot of a dandelion, sort of. I think it's neat.
Chuck Lee
05-02-2009, 12:41 AM
Oren,
Thanks for the post topic.
Here are 5 of my favs from last 4th of July. These were shot at Colonial Williamsburg, VA. Canon 40D, Tamron 28-75 f2.8, on tripod with remote shutter release. ISO 100
F11, 30 secs I used the trick of occasionally blocking the lens with my hat which results in segmented trails.....
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u209/Lee_Photography/Examples/IMG_5242.jpg
F11, 30 secs I call this one the Truffula Treefor all those Suess fans out there..........
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u209/Lee_Photography/Examples/IMG_5243.jpg
F16, 10 secs Nothing but Gold...............
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u209/Lee_Photography/Examples/IMG_5255.jpg
F16, 15 secs Squiggles...................
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u209/Lee_Photography/Examples/IMG_5256.jpg
F16, 15 secs Finale......maybe??
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u209/Lee_Photography/Examples/IMG_5261.jpg
Chuck, that is sweet! Definitely SWEET!!! Great shots [H]
Chuck, REALLY REALLY NICE shots!
varok
05-02-2009, 01:14 PM
Awesome fireworks shots! Here's a few of mine from last years 4th of july
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I have taken mine during the International des Feux Loto-Québec, a major fireworks competition that takes place each summer in Montreal.
This is South Korea's display. My girlfriend and I had the crappiest places of the site, even though we had paid for our seats (you can of course see the competition from the surrounding area free of charge). The tall pine on the left was blocking half our field of view...
f/8, 100 ISO, Bulb Mode, EF-S 18-55mm @ 18mm
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I already posted this picture in the "Time to praise the kit lens" topic, so you might already have seen it.
Colin
05-02-2009, 05:28 PM
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n87/boujiluge/20080101_NYEveFireworksSchuette-Cig.jpg
This is the guy who hooked me up with the lawyer who handled my problem with the Chicago Transit Authority (or whoever runs the 'El')
Did you use a tripod?
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A three-legged monopod (not as stable as a tripod, though). I also used a wired remote.