i am still trying to expand my learning, and tried to get some fireworks shots last night at the local horse track. this is my first time taking pictures of fireworks, so any critique and suggestions are greatly appreciated.





rebel XSI, 28-135 lens shot at 28mm, manual control focused at infinity, f/8, 4sec exposure, iso100





all the same settings as previous shot.


it was a dead calm night, no breeze what so ever, so i lost a lot of shots cause at one point they did a lot of roman candle bursts that created a LOT of smoke that went nowhere for about 5 minutes. thanks for any suggestions, hints, etc.


jim