first fireworks ever shot

[jdemoss99]

<p>Here are a couple of pics I shot of fireworks on our street last night. took some thought but was great and a lot of fun. Also I have posted a pic in my gallery I would like you all to look at I did not feel right posting it here. Nothing to revealing but still. I used BRIGHT light through the window and then went from there. I did try and thought it worked out great on getting rid of a love handle on the wife's side. she will kill me talking bout her handles. anyways the pic has a unique look to me give me your thoughts. it will be titled in the arms of an angel</p><div></div>

[jdemoss99]

<p>firework pic 2</p><div></div>

[jdemoss99]

<p>firework pic 3</p>

[jdemoss99]

<p>here is pic</p><div></div>

[andrewg_ny]

<p>Jordan, I think your first fireworks shots came out great. Something I haven't tried much of myself, mostly b/c I haven't gone to fireworks much for the last few years.</p>

[rod_hilner]

<p>Jordan, nice captures. I like the purple one especially<br>

I was going to start a thread on fireworks pics but since you already did, I'll just continue on with it.<br>

When I set up to shoot, I misjudged the area where the launch point was and ended up having a tree silhouette in the foreground . <br>

<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/3692258271_50d0a066ef_b.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/3692253117_10e18d7000_b.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2446/3693055004_38ed3ba0f4_b.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3692254429_c9e6a6e045_b.jpg" alt="" /></p>

 

[michael_kuhne]

<p>Good results, Jordan! Perhaps you'd share your ISO, aperture and shutter speed? </p>

<p> After many years, I decided to try it also for the first time. But there were very few simultaneous busts, and the wind was so low lots of smoke accumulated, sometimes partially obscuring the view. I got some despite the drawbacks.</p><div></div>

[michael_kuhne]

<p>Here's another-</p><div></div>

[jaophotography]

<p>Well, half way through the fireworks display, I discovered that it might look better to turn the camera virticle so that I could get the streamers going up.<br>

Pentax K10d, Tamron 75-300mm F/11 or 8</p><div></div>

[jaophotography]

<p>Then I started trying out the limits of photoshop as I combined a picture from January with the present. I'm not sure I like it, but it is interesting.<br>

Pentax K20d, Pentax K10d, (really!) Pentax 18-55mm lens, Tamron 28-70mm F/3.5 @ F/8-11, Tamron 75-300mm F/8. :-)</p>

<p>-Jon</p><div></div>

[michael_kuhne]

<p>Nice, when you can get'm over water. Next year I may try getting such a view. Jon, obviously if shooting at f/8, a slower shutter speed was used and/or very high ISO?</p>

[deaner66]

<p>Fireworks shots are really easy. It just a time or two to get the basics down. Use a low ISO(I always use 100), try a shutter speed from 1 second to 4 or 5 secs depending on how long you want the streamers in the fireworks to be. A middle aperture is fine and a tripod or a solid place to put your camera is a must.</p>

<p>Other than that, just take as many shots as you can get while the fireworks are going off. And if you have a remote, you have better chances of keeping the camera perfectly still.</p>

[jaophotography]

<p>Michael, the ISO was set at 100. I put the camera on the bulb setting and when a rocket balsted off, I hit the button and held until the streamers went out. I looked at the exif and the first shot was at F/10 with a shutter speed of 15s.<br>

This is actually the first time fireworks have ever worked for me. I got a book a while back that had the steps for getting good fireworks, and it worked. :-)<br>

-Jon</p>