Very nice! If we dont get the projected thunderstorms tonight.. I'm going to try. I've never shot fireworks before (haven't even been to see any in a very long time! I think the last time was when I was 18.. that was 7 yrs ago)
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Good shots, the second one worked out to display the arrangements as shot? Or is it a multiple exposure? Nice captures incuding the smoke.
Did you use the Olympus 'Fireworks' mode or not? Haven't had the chance yet to go to a friends who I know used her Oly for the first time and see her photograph fireworks.
I doing the 'retro' things for the most part and have post in Film about shooting with Slide Film this year. This evening though or tomorrow (fireworks shows all week around these parts) I am going to shoot some digital as well.
Great shots Tyson! The first one captured the streamers very nicely.
Here are a few of my favorites from tonight. I hadn't really shot fireworks before, but I guess it's straightforward to a certain extent (okay okay it's actually harder than it looks ). You pick a shutter speed (most of these are around 3-7 seconds), set your ISO speed (400 gives you good results) and then your only variable is your apperture. I started with f/8 (which works for small explosions or one rocket) and stopped to f/22 when 20 or so went off at the same time. It's just a matter of flipping those dials in anticipation. Pan and tilt heads make your life A LOT easier than using a ballhead. I guess that's it. I still have a lot to learn (first one's a bit blurry) but I've decided shooting fireworks is fun.
Shot with a D200 and Sigma 15-30mm.
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Some of my pictures; they kind of lost quality after uploading them.
They look pretty good to me, Gerald. If they appear to change after you upload them, that means you've got a a color settings issue with the software you're using to edit them. Post a new thread about it on the Photography Software forum and I'll try to help you sort it out.
I thought I'd give it a whirl and thought they aren't great they came out better than I thought they would except the ones that didn't. Here's one...too tired to mess with the rest.
Here is My 4th going in to Boston and the Charles River. with 500,000 of my best friends.
so First we parked over by Harvard University and rode our Bikes over,
first my Son Playing at Harvard with a lovely sunset
My Wife and Daughter on the Charles River Bike Path , as it goes under the BU Bridge
I Think we found it
We Parked our bikes and made our selvs comfotable on the Mass ave. Bridge. near one of the Sound towers so we could hear the Pops and Music quite nicely.
The lights on the shore are over by the esplanade where the Pops Play ( With Some of Boston in the background)
Now on the Some of the Boom Booms I'd say we were about 400 YArds from the Barges that were Launcing the fire works
These were really cool they moved really slowed and went all different directions
all the boats lined up
and the fianle !! It was huge!!!
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So this year i was at virginia beach (the town not the actual beach) for the 4th. it wasn't quite as scenic of a forground as last year in downtown pittsburgh. but the fireworks (all private people, on a backed beach for as far as the eyes could see) where shooting off hundreds that just didn't stop. then after about an hour it rained.
this was hard because i was so close (to the ones we where shooting off) and so variable in height, that framing was really hard. towards the end, the ones we where shooting off, i would shoot as they shot out of tubes and then pan up as the exploded and a few turned out pretty neat.
these two i did that technique for.
heres a few lookign down the beach (notice all the fireworks in the distance...)
and my favorite of the night
no post editing to these all shot in manual (f8 most where 15 sec exposures, manual focus, most at 18 mm)
thanks seb, means alot hearing that from you. :thumbsup:
our "neighbors" on the beach where shooting those off and i had already tripped my 15 sec shutter in the other direction so i only caught about the last half of that set, from like 20 feet away. but its def my favorite of the night.
everyone else has beautiful burst shots, but id like to see more with foreground elements in them.....
I stink at fireworks..........absolutely reek.
I was having all kinds of trouble last night. Couldn't even get the remote to fire the shutter after a while. I don't know what my problem was. No idea. tried f/13, f/14, f/11......1.5 sec, 2 sec, 3 sec......nothing worked. I got so frustrated I packed up and went in the house.
John
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I stink at fireworks..........absolutely reek.
I was having all kinds of trouble last night. Couldn't even get the remote to fire the shutter after a while. I don't know what my problem was. No idea. tried f/13, f/14, f/11......1.5 sec, 2 sec, 3 sec......nothing worked. I got so frustrated I packed up and went in the house.
John
Do you tihnk you can post something from last night? What equipment were you using? Maybe some of us can be of help. I actually find shooting fireworks to be pretty easy. WAY easier than events or portraits...
Do you tihnk you can post something from last night? What equipment were you using? Maybe some of us can be of help. I actually find shooting fireworks to be pretty easy. WAY easier than events or portraits...
I can't stand shooting people...
BM
Well, it hit me last night that I had forgotten to switch the lens from auto focus to manual, so there's a large part of my problem, right there. I should have realized it at the time, but I was so mad I couldn't think of anything else.....:lol:
Live and learn, I guess.
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I didn't get to see any fireworks until Sunday night, when the race track I shoot for had a fireworks display after the racing program.
I've been reading everything I can find on shooting fireworks, and this year I was actually somewhat prepared. I'd borrowed a tripod, and was ready to get the type of shots I have been wanting to get for the last several years. I set it right next to the door so I wouldn't forget it while I was getting everything ready to take to the track (orders, albums, gear, etc.). Of course, when we got to the track I realized that the tripod was still next to our door...
Oh well, back to hand held shots once again.
Because I'm the track photographer, I had to be on the track to shoot the final victory lane shots of the night. Within 10 seconds of taking that very last shot, the lights went out and the show began. So once again I was stuck shooting from a vantage point of less than 20 feet from where the fireworks were being launched, not exactly the optimum angle.
Anyways, shooting hand-held, from that angle, produced mainly the results that would be expected, in other words, mostly garbage. Here are a few that were at least marginally acceptable, but I'm still not happy with them. At least I know what I did wrong, and hopefully the next fireworks display I'll actually remember the tripod. Fortunately, here in western PA, I won't have to wait too long for another chance, as this region loves their fireworks....
Well, it hit me last night that I had forgotten to switch the lens from auto focus to manual, so there's a large part of my problem, right there. I should have realized it at the time, but I was so mad I couldn't think of anything else.....:lol:
Live and learn, I guess.
I'm sure that was quite a bit of it - since the camera didn't see anything in focus, it wouldn't shoot (depending on what mode it was in if it's a Nikon SLR, anyway). Funny how frustration over the situation doesn't let you think clearly. This is why I always recommend that people shooting a wedding have a second camera...
Great shots posted here (including bmadau's remote flash shot). Although I did see some in the distance, I saw more rain than anything else...
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). You pick a shutter speed (most of these are around 3-7 seconds), set your ISO speed (400 gives you good results) and then your only variable is your apperture. I started with f/8 (which works for small explosions or one rocket) and stopped to f/22 when 20 or so went off at the same time. It's just a matter of flipping those dials in anticipation. Pan and tilt heads make your life A LOT easier than using a ballhead. I guess that's it. I still have a lot to learn (first one's a bit blurry) but I've decided shooting fireworks is fun.
Originally Posted by GeraldTheMouse
I got so frustrated I packed up and went in the house.
