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Fire Works!!! (2)

2007.11.02
iso1600, f9, 2sec

iso640, f9, 10sec

iso400, f16 30sec

This reminds me of a puppet show for some reason.

iso500, f6.3, 3 sec

For all of these I set the camera to manual mode and focused manually on the fireworks, I also used a tripod.

When I shoot fireworks I decide how long I want the shutter to stay open, anywhere between 2 and 30secs, depending on how frequent the rockets are going off.

Then pick a iso of between 400 and 800. I use a higher iso for a short exposure, or about iso 400 for a long exposure. If you want to try and keep the sky black use iso100 or iso200, but I like to get a bit of colour in the sky.

I like to use apatures of between f5.6 and f16, normaly about f8 or f9 works pretty well.
17 Comments
youlookmahvelous I love the last shot especially.
youlookmahvelous · 2007-11-03: 10:52
txerra Uau. Impressionant treball. Great set!
txerra · 2007-11-03: 11:13
beverage22 The last one is breathtaking! in fact all of them are!!!!
beverage22 · 2007-11-03: 12:14
Genevieve Thanks for sharing your technique. We should be doing more of that. That's how I learn best. The last one is really unusual...it's as though a UFO is landing.
Genevieve · 2007-11-03: 12:54
photopoet Thanks for all the info. These shots are incredible.
photopoet · 2007-11-03: 14:41
abbeyh13 I love #2 the most... but they are all stunning!!!!
abbeyh13 · 2007-11-03: 15:22
vollenda Cool how you caught some of the people and the park and not just the fireworks. #3 is awesome.
vollenda · 2007-11-03: 16:08
Estel Great shots...3 and 5 are my fav. Thanks for sharing your techniques with us ;)
Estel · 2007-11-04: 05:04
eljapa I think 5 is great! Do not what i like some much about that picture.
Sharpness, color.. just beautiful, 55mm lens?

eljapa · 2007-11-04: 14:26
mystic1 Real Cool Shots
mystic1 · 2007-11-06: 12:52
davidcardona Beautiful night shots! Thanks for sharing!
davidcardona · 2007-11-07: 06:36
stevemwazup This is a realy great post.
I like the info about the iso, relating to the background being just black or a higher iso for more color.
Thanks.
stevemwazup
stevemwazup · 2007-11-08: 23:49
storytaylor superb work. very good stuff. perfect photos
storytaylor · 2007-11-09: 03:17
rysia i love 2 and 5
fantastic
rysia · 2007-11-12: 10:09
CaptureAMoment Perfect focus on these night shots which are difficult ( you made it seem easy).
CaptureAMoment · 2007-11-12: 15:00
imaginaimagen great!
imaginaimagen · 2007-11-24: 13:43
turndaround These are the most amazing fireworks photos I've ever seen. Really cool. Really.
turndaround · 2007-11-25: 16:52
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