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06/22/2006 08:24:20 PM · #1 |
Next weekend is Canada Day and I want to get good pictures of the fireworks (we don't have an extravagant show here, but a few good ones). For the record, I suck at fireworks photography. I don't have a shutter release cable (going to get one soon I think) or a remote. Can anyone give me some good tips for photographing fireworks?
Oh, and post some pics of fireworks you've taken, to give me inspiration!
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06/22/2006 08:33:52 PM · #2 |
Check out //www.nyip.com. They have an article on that.
I don't have the direct link but if I find it I'll post it. |
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06/22/2006 08:34:55 PM · #3 |
Use the self timer, set it two seconds or something like that, this will help alleviate the no-release issue ... experiment with timing :)
go f/8 ish, fireworks are bright.
colette's link :) |
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06/22/2006 08:36:10 PM · #4 |
| make sure you use a tripod. :) |
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06/22/2006 08:39:17 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by alfresco:
Use the self timer, set it two seconds or something like that, this will help alleviate the no-release issue ... experiment with timing :)
go f/8 ish, fireworks are bright.
colette's link :) |
Thanks.
You're too quick. |
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06/22/2006 08:41:36 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by annasense:
make sure you use a tripod. :) |
Oh yeah, no worries there!
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06/22/2006 08:41:37 PM · #7 |
I was given a tip to get something of interest in the forground rather than just fireworks in the sky.
But as you can see when its windy trees aren't the best option
 I took this series of shots with the duotone challenge in mind but the moving trees ruined the photo for me so I didn't submit.
Use a tripod and there shouldn't be a need for cable release or remote, I generally use less than 1 second exposures and they seem to work alright |
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06/22/2006 08:42:54 PM · #8 |
| Something in the foreground is a good idea but just to frame the fireworks. |
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06/28/2006 07:30:00 PM · #9 |
now that my portfolio's back, i can post this!
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06/28/2006 07:44:58 PM · #10 |
1-Tripod
2-Scout out and claim a good spot to take pictures well before fireworks start
3-Set manual focus to infinity
4-Higher f/number for longer exposure time (get more fireworks)
5-Use different zoom settings and exposure settings for variety
Want to make exposure time long enough to capture at least one or two fireworks without being so long that it washes out the background. Be sure to take some practice shots before firworks starts to make sure you do not overexpose your background.
Message edited by author 2006-06-28 19:47:04.
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06/28/2006 07:45:33 PM · #11 |
This link hit the blog circuits today (and I'm sure a couple times before). Sent it home to myself, hope it's valuable to you.
//digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/ |
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06/28/2006 08:08:58 PM · #12 |
I had a go with not much success. But I worked out I could have used a much higher aperture as there's plenty of light
set focus to centre between closest and furthest, with the high aperture all should be in focus.
Try different shutters speeds to get dots or streaks or more fireworks in the same shot.
Try some with foreground in shot maybe with portrait orientation of camera
Hope this helps. |
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06/28/2006 08:21:53 PM · #13 |
| If you do some forum searching you'll find several previous threads with both detailed tips and links to other sites with techniques and articles. It doesn't take that long, and since the search results are listed by date, you can skip around to threads with a last post around June/Jule of each year. |
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06/28/2006 09:30:54 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by annasense:
make sure you use a tripod. :) |
Of course, not using a tripd will sometimes yield interesting results. I took this photo when I was just starting out in photography. I wish I could say that I purposely didn't use a tripod, but...I just didn't know better at that point ;) I set my camera to "fireworks" mode, shot away, and got lucky. Needless to say, I'm going to be using a tripod this year :)
Also, the whole red, white, and blue in the frame was purely accidental ;)
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06/28/2006 10:25:21 PM · #15 |
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06/29/2006 07:10:30 AM · #16 |
MPRPRO posted a link to an article with one of the fireworks shots on my PaD. Good luck! with your shots!
Shooting Fireworks, pictures of them silly.
And here's a recent shot of mine for ya!
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06/29/2006 08:03:53 AM · #17 |
and most of all...save room on your card for the final blow out! You may have to adjust your shutter for this as usually the massive amounts of explosions can cause blow out of the bright spots but you also want it long enough to get a lot of the fireworks in it.
I can't wait to shoot them this year since I just got my new camera and they are doing them here on base again for the first time since 9/11. You sit almost right under them, it is so cool.
good luck
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