brandon Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Wednesday night I decided to take a crack at photographing fireworks. The beach we watched them on was quite busy so once I found a spot, I stayed in it....this is why all the photos are from the same spot....enjoy The Pre-Fireworks sunset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) next time try doing a collage of colour....long exposure with several different firworks....as long as the works dont have illuminated tails from the ground ...you will pull off some pretty cool posters....ya know i just thought of it ...i dont own as DSLR so im unaware if you can even do a Controlled Exposure on them ...can ya ? nice shots ...i enjoy seeing your work Edited July 4, 2009 by Twocoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I was trying different exposure times and the longer ones with the multiple fireworks in them just made a mess of the photo....they just ended up with too much going on at once. So I ended up just focusing on keeping them simple. Not to mention a lot of the photos have people walking through them....which doesn't do much for the picture lol.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Nice work Brandon. The pier in the forefront is a nice touch, rather than having the entire photo concentrated on just the fireworks alone. Thanks for sharing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1965 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 What exposure and fstop did you end up with? I was using 2 sec and f3.4 and going up and down from there and just kept firing...my first time with fireworks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Rick, I started off using really long exposures like 15 seconds long but too many would go off in that time and it just made a mess of the photos. All those are at f5.6-f6.3 and 2.5sec exposure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1965 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Thanks Brandon! I am saving up to upgrade to the new Canon s10 IS. Not ready for the DSL cameras I don't think. But the S10 is about as close as I can get and still just slip it to auto for fishing pics. I have a ton of pics taken this summer..even won a contest with one of them..and doing a shoot for a catalog in August... BIKINI MODELS!! Poor me..lol Been practising shooting people against a sunset in water and finally got that down...flash delay was the ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Although I haven't attempted it in a few years now, I shoot fireworks the same way that I'd shoot lightning. The problem with both is that you never know exactly when they'll occur, so I set my camera to the longest exposure that I have, which was 30 seconds at that time. Tripod mounted, of course, I'd start the exposure. After the fireworks or lighting occurred, I'd cover the lens with something dark, until the exposure finished, ensuring that I didn't over expose or capture multiple events. It worked quite well. I now have the luxury of bulb shooting where I can start and stop an exposure with the push of a button on a remote. I have yet to try it our though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Bikini models eh?.....and here I am taking pictures of nature lol....and congrats on the contest win. And Dan, I was starting off with long exposure but I began to notice the trail of each firework as it went up so I was able to predict when each one would go off which allowed me to use a shorter exposure time....but your trick about covering the lens may come in handy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 the "bulb "setting is what i was refering to ....rather then do my homework on the subject...( cuz im not ready to purchase a DSLR yet ) i thought it would be easier to just ask ... Do most DSLRs come with a bulb setting ... Rick my heart goes out to you ...lol...here is a little story that happened to me when i worked as a photographer When i was younger and in my "wild stage" in life ...i used to shoot portfolios for " dancers/models " all the time ...this one time in Calgary i was doing a shoot of a certain celebrity dancer and i spent two hours with her getting the right natural light ( sunset time) and was extremely please with the shots i had achieved and knew they were going to make her extremely happy....i went through 5 rolls ( 36 exp) of film.. she obviously sensed my enthusiasm of what a good shoot it was...and "TIPPED" me in a way never to be brodcasted in a fishing forum... Long story short....something went wrong in processing of the negatives...OH CRAP!!!! everything was lost.....i ended up re-doing the shoot at my expense and free of charge to her....( no i didnt get another " TIP" from her) but i did end up getting three references from her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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