Shooting Fireworks - Photography tips for Holiday

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On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:09:37 -0500, me DeleteThis @mine.net wrote:

>On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 14:06:45 -0800 (PST), in rec.photo.digital arunsasi
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>>I have written a blog on my favorite settings on how to get good shots
>>of fireworks.
>>
>>http://explorersoflight.b
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In article <2518dd1d-128d-4981-adba-324bf1850d01
@s36g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, arunsasi says...
> I have written a blog on my favorite settings on how to get good shots
> of fireworks.
>
> http://explorersoflight.blogspot.com/2007/12/shooting-fireworks-photog...hy-tips

Additional advice: use a camera with live preview on an LCD screen. This
way you can frame easily without having to bend to look through a
viewfinder.

Also, the best shots usually are at the beginning of the fireworks show,
because after some time the sky fills with the smoke of the fireworks.

You didn't mention how to set the exposure. Just choosing F8 or F11 and
exposing for the duration of the firework might lead to under- or
overexposed shots.
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Alfred Molon <alfred_molon DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
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>You didn't mention how to set the exposure. Just choosing F8 or F11 and
>exposing for the duration of the firework might lead to under- or
>overexposed shots.

He did mention using a low ISO, like 100. That's the
trick to using "bulb" for shutter, because essentially
the shutter is open for the entire time any particular
display exists. Exposure is controlled by the ISO and
aperture.

Using f/16 or f/22 probably would soften the image a
little because diffusion is more of a problem as the
aperture is stopped down. But f/16, for example, with a
good lense might be better than having a slight over
exposure too.

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I rarely join in discussions because of all the people who find it
necessary to criticize the most inane little things, however, I must say
that I find your tips very helpful and your examples suburb, nice work.


arunsasi wrote:
> I have written a blog on my favorite settings on how to get good shots
> of fireworks.
>
> http://explorersoflight.blogspot.com/2007/12/shooting-fireworks-photog...hy-tips
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