Fireworks

[PrevailingConditions]

We had some fireworks last night and I took some shots. I was hoping to have a little more light in the sky, but it just got too dark. Nevertheless, how did these turn out? What should I do different when fourth of July rolls around?

Thanks,

PC

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[Mr Yuck]

IMO they turned out really good. Composition is excellent, shutter speed was good

[Frog]

I'm glad you included something other than fireworks in the sky. Not the most interesting foreground but even what it is adds much interest to the excellent capture of the fireworks.

[PrevailingConditions]

Thanks guys. I originally started with a wide angle trying to capture some people in the foreground, but it made the fireworks themselves too small. I even tried firing the flash on a couple, but I wasn't happy with the way they turned out either so you don't see those.

I also tried various shutter times and ended up around 8 seconds, but that also ended up too crowded on some shots.

PC

[Has He Lost His Mind?]

Wow. They look very nice. The second one is just exploding with color. (Pun intended.)

[Mr Yuck]

Thanks guys. I originally started with a wide angle trying to capture some people in the foreground, but it made the fireworks themselves too small. I even tried firing the flash on a couple, but I wasn't happy with the way they turned out either so you don't see those.

I also tried various shutter times and ended up around 8 seconds, but that also ended up too crowded on some shots.

PC

Good to hear you tried lots of different things, far too often, I stick with one thing, get to the computer and find that all my shots look too similar...

Frog said it well, the foreground adds a lot.

[SmartWombat]

Looks good, around 8 seconds is right.
You got the mortar shell lift trail nicely on the palm shells.
You had good conditions, with the smoke blowing away from the burst.

[PrevailingConditions]

I think my next task will be to remove or tone down the car in the bottom right corner and maybe combine a couple shots to see what it looks like. Anyone have some tips to get rid of the smoke?

Thanks,

PC