Weekly Assignment #83: Fireworks!

[Nikolai]

Guess what: it's this time of year.. :thumb
Your fresh fireworks shots are gonna make a huge pop here! :clap
There is tons of info about how to do it properly, both here on Dgrin and on the Internet in general. Do your homework and show us your sparkles!

Let's catch some Fireworks! :D

EDIT:

Please specify the following exif info per each shot:
ISO; focal length; aperture; shutter speed.

Also, add the following info for the whole series
body; lens; accessories;

E.g.:
All taken with:
Canon 40D + EF 70-200/2.8 IS USM + BM/NGEDT2 CF tripod + Acratech V2 ballhead + ADIDT release cable

Image 1:
ISO 100, 170mm, f/8, 3sec.

Image 2:
ISO 100, 150mm, f/8, 2.5sec.

etc.

[Bayer-Z28]

DANG IT!! I JUST took these tonight BEFORE I read this.. Does it count?? Can I do 3 pics this time?? :wink MILD PS.. Just a hit of sharpening.. Oh... and...... NO TRIPOD!!! Holding my breath and risking an asthma attack... :D

Nikon D80, 18-200 DX VR f3.5 lens with polarizer.

ISO 400, f4, 3.6 shutter, focal length 40mm
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/8823/fw4wm4.jpg
ISO 400, f4, 3.6 shutter, focal length 40mm
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/549/fw2yf9.jpg
ISO 400, f4, 4.5 shutter, focal length 40mm
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/5676/fw3kh5.jpg

[DonRicklin]

http://DonRicklin.smugmug.com/photos/325201460_KLZxe-L.jpg
0.8 sec @ 4.5 ƒ, 170mm 400ASA

http://DonRicklin.smugmug.com/photos/325201745_tKLxw-L.jpg
1/3 sec @ 4.5 ƒ, 170mm 400ASA


http://DonRicklin.smugmug.com/photos/325205354_SnHmj-L.jpg
1/8 sec @ 4.5 ƒ, 170mm 400ASA


http://DonRicklin.smugmug.com/photos/325205626_M4Mvw-L.jpg
1/20 sec @ 4.5 ƒ, 170mm 400ASA


http://DonRicklin.smugmug.com/photos/325205898_96p2f-L.jpg
1/20sec @ 4.5 ƒ, 170mm 400ASA

More at Fireworks (http://DonRicklin.smugmug.com/gallery/5323469_B22rG). I shot over 400 images last night.

Don

[saurora]

It would be interesting if shooters would post their EXIF info plus lenses used just for comparison. :wink

[Nikolai]

It would be interesting if shooters would post their EXIF info plus lenses used just for comparison. :wink:agree

[Bayer-Z28]

Wilco..

But I actually had it on an auto function... *hides* ... I could have just as easily shot in AP.. Oh well..

[Nikolai]

Wilco..

But I actually had it on an auto function... *hides* ... I could have just as easily shot in AP.. Oh well..
....


Whoa, Nelli! This is way too much!

All is needed:
ISO; focal length; aperture; shutter speed;
Optional:
body; lens; accessories;

E.g.:
ISO 100, 170mm, f/8, 3sec.
Canon 40D + EF 70-200/2.8 IS USM + BM/NGEDT2 CF tripod + Acratech V2 ballhead + ADIDT release cable

I'm adding this requirements to the lead post.

[saurora]

Wilco..

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Thanks! This is something I've always wondered about. :lol3

[Bayer-Z28]

:rofl


PhiXing..

[DonRicklin]

It would be interesting if shooters would post their EXIF info plus lenses used just for comparison. :winkDone, at the exteme annoyance of my wife, while watching the Bristol 4th (the big one) on TV at my Parents in Bristol!

Don

[Bayer-Z28]

Done, at the exteme annoyance of my wife, while watching the Bristol 4th (the big one) on TV at my Parents in Bristol!

Don

Bristol CT?? That's where I'm from!! Unless you mean Bristol Mass.. (??)

[Nikolai]

DANG IT!! I JUST took these tonight BEFORE I read this.. Does it count?? Can I do 3 pics this time?? :wink MILD PS.. Just a hit of sharpening.. Oh... and...... NO TRIPOD!!! Holding my breath and risking an asthma attack... :D

Thank you, nice entries, you iron hand you!:thumb

[Nikolai]

0.8 sec @ 4.5 ƒ, 170mm 400ASA
1/3 sec @ 4.5 ƒ, 170mm 400ASA
1/8 sec @ 4.5 ƒ, 170mm 400ASA
1/20 sec @ 4.5 ƒ, 170mm 400ASA
1/20sec @ 4.5 ƒ, 170mm 400ASA
More at Fireworks (http://DonRicklin.smugmug.com/gallery/5323469_B22rG). I shot over 400 images last night.
Don
Thank you Don! :thumb
It's hard to do much better without a tripod!

[DonRicklin]

Thank you Don! :thumb
It's hard to do much better without a tripod!Definitely all tripod. Fixed manual focus and remote release!

Don

[Nikolai]

Definitely all tripod. Fixed manual focus and remote release!

Don
Uhm, in that case: why such short shutter times? :scratch
With 2-3 sec exposures and aperture set about f/8..f/11 you'll get
1) Way more FX due to the increased capture time.
2) Sharper images... Both due to increased DOF and no need to go all MLU. 1/10th sec.. 1sec are the most prone to the infamous mirror shock effect. :dunno :deal

[TexPhotog]

But my internet is being goofy (I think it's taking the day off for the 4th or something like that...) and I'm having trouble linking photos from my gallery...

Anyways, for now, I'll just link to the gallery itself... I took them last night...

I totally need more work... and I'll be out shooting again tonight... hopefully with "gooder" results..

http://www.pmaphotovideo.com/gallery/5325815_QRjyB#325175274_oNZri

Thanks gang... and Happy 4th of July... Y'all be safe and happy shooting :D

[Nikolai]

But my internet is being goofy (I think it's taking the day off for the 4th or something like that...) and I'm having trouble linking photos from my gallery...

Anyways, for now, I'll just link to the gallery itself... I took them last night...

I totally need more work... and I'll be out shooting again tonight... hopefully with "gooder" results..

http://www.pmaphotovideo.com/gallery/5325815_QRjyB#325175274_oNZri

Thanks gang... and Happy 4th of July... Y'all be safe and happy shooting :D

Miguel, link to the gallery is nice, but it's not how we do things here at Dgrin. You were able to post in the past, so I think you know how to do it.
No need to publish all. Just a few with exif info next to it will do just fine.

[TexPhotog]

Miguel, link to the gallery is nice, but it's not how we do things here at Dgrin. You were able to post in the past, so I think you know how to do it.
No need to publish all. Just a few with exif info next to it will do just fine.

Oh... I know... it's probably because I'm using my work computer... silly firewalls...

As soon as I get home I should be able to link up single images... :D

[DonRicklin]

Uhm, in that case: why such short shutter times? :scratch
With 2-3 sec exposures and aperture set about f/8..f/11 you'll get
1) Way more FX due to the increased capture time.
2) Sharper images... Both due to increased DOF and no need to go all MLU. 1/10th sec.. 1sec are the most prone to the infamous mirror shock effect. :dunno :dealJust have to remember taht next time! I'm not a pro!

Live and learn.

Thanks,

Don

[Slinky0390]

I had the camera on my Manfrotto tripod/ballhead combo, used manual mode, and had the shutter in bulb, but since I don't have a cable release I had to be very very steady holding that button down :D It was my first time shooting fireworks and the location kinda sucked, but I was just there to have a good time and try to get a couple of photos.

Date Modified 2008-07-04 13:41:37
Date Taken 2008-07-03 21:37:43
Camera Canon EOS 30D
Lens Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L
Exposure Time 4s (4/1)
Aperture f/10.0
ISO 100
Focal Length 24mm (38.4mm in 35mm)
Photo Dimensions 2206 x 3309
File Name IMG_2096-1.jpg
File Size 1.95 MB


http://slinky0390.smugmug.com/photos/325326608_KY9ZM-XL.jpg (http://slinky0390.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=325326608&ImageKey=KY9ZM)

[Nikolai]

I know I'm breaking the rules by not physically posting the EXIF, but its just a click away!
So, IOW, you have no respect for others' time as long as it can save you 30 seconds of typing extral line up... Nice going...:scratch

[DonRicklin]

Bristol CT?? That's where I'm from!! Unless you mean Bristol Mass.. (??)Rhode Island, where they just had the 223rd parade that lasted 4 hrs, was televised and had a few 100,000 people at it!

Don

[Slinky0390]

So, IOW, you have no respect for others time as long as it can save you 30 seconds of typing extral line up... Nice going...:scratch

Sorry man, I didn't mean to sound like that, I was in Pennsylvania all day for the 4th and the only thing I had for internet communication was my iPhone, and with lack of copy and paste, it was a chore in itself to link everything let alone keep going back to write the EXIF in, I edited my post with the EXIF :thumb

[Nikolai]

Sorry man, I didn't mean to sound like that, I was in Pennsylvania all day for the 4th and the only thing I had for internet communication was my iPhone, and with lack of copy and paste, it was a chore in itself to link everything let alone keep going back to write the EXIF in, I edited my post with the EXIF :thumb
:thumb Thank you!

[Andy]

http://nancyrose.smugmug.com/photos/325602990_QdqUP-L.jpg (http://www.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=325602990&ImageKey=QdqUP)

Click for Exif. Tripod mounted Canon 1Ds Mark III. Photoshop blend of 4 exposures.

[Nikolai]

Click for Exif. Tripod mounted Canon 1Ds Mark III. Photoshop blend of 4 exposures.
Andy, are you on a iPhone, too? :wink It's an educational thread, not the Cool Shots, people need to see the data instantly, without clicking...:deal

[Nikolai]

All pictures are taken with Canon 40D + EF 100-400 at 400mm over a distance of about 2 miles, NGEDT2 CF tripod, ADIDT cable release (which stopped working in the middle of a shoot :cry )
All: ISO 100, f/8, bulb mode.
Since the fireworks are "self-registering" events (like ligthing or any other light source), the exact length of exposure really doesn't mean much, it's only a matter of how many blasts you want to capture in one frame.
Images are cropped in ACR, some are tweaked for exposure, and then converted to jpeg via PS ImageProcessor.

1. 5sec exposure

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/325667586_7aeGg-XL.jpg

2. 9sec exposure

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/325667693_pPmDV-XL.jpg

3. 5sec exposure

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/325667767_K9rXs-XL.jpg

4. 5sec exposure

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/325667840_ywbVc-XL.jpg

5. 7sec exposure

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/325668259_MBrxH-XL.jpg

6. 4sec exposure

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/325668288_SY6jP-XL.jpg

7. 6sec exposure
http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/325668350_REGWD-XL.jpg

8. 4sec exposure

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/325668936_B4MSB-XL.jpg

9. 6sec exposure

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/325669058_s9eet-XL.jpg

10. 3sec exposure

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/325669090_3EtFG-XL.jpg

Complete set here: http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/5329947_sng39

Enjoy!

[Slinky0390]

Hey, I'm not particularly fond of this one because its so blown out, but I think it shows the chaos of the "finale" considering this was a two second exposure. I wasn't sure about making another post so Nik if you want me to combine this one into my previous I could definitely do that.

Date Modified 2008-07-05 11:52:36
Date Taken 2008-07-03 21:40:56
Camera Canon EOS 30D
Lens Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L
Exposure Time 2s (2/1)
Aperture f/9.0
ISO 100
Focal Length 24mm (38.4mm in 35mm)
Photo Dimensions 2261 x 3391
File Name IMG_2109-1.jpg
File Size 3.92 MB

http://slinky0390.smugmug.com/photos/325851016_W4TUX-XL.jpg

[Nikolai]

Hey, I'm not particularly fond of this one because its so blown out, but I think it shows the chaos of the "finale" considering this was a two second exposure. I wasn't sure about making another post so Nik if you want me to combine this one into my previous I could definitely do that.

Date Modified 2008-07-05 11:52:36
Date Taken 2008-07-03 21:40:56
Camera Canon EOS 30D
Lens Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L
Exposure Time 2s (2/1)
Aperture f/9.0
ISO 100
Focal Length 24mm (38.4mm in 35mm)
Photo Dimensions 2261 x 3391
File Name IMG_2109-1.jpg
File Size 3.92 MB



No worries about merging. :thumb

Yeah, finales are treacherous that way. That's why you shoot RAW and have ACR to deal with.

E.g. this 3sec (ISO 100, f/8) one:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/325669757_bLjRX-XL.jpg

was originally very much like yours. But ACR's Recovery and Exposure sliders did their magic:-)

[jeffmeyers]

This was captured Friday evening, July 3rd at the annual Webster Groves festival in St. Louis.

Nikon D300 w/12-24mm Nikkor at 19mm, ISO 200, f11, 1.5 sec, w/tripod.

http://jeffmeyers.smugmug.com/photos/326089492_oMiiZ-L.jpg

Exif information (http://jeffmeyers.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=326089492&ImageKey=oMiiZ)

[Nikolai]

Exif information (http://jeffmeyers.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=326089492&ImageKey=oMiiZ)
Nice shot, care to edit the post and put the basic exposure info inline?

[TexPhotog]

http://www.pmaphotovideo.com/photos/325175274_oNZri-M-3.jpg

Nikon D50
ISO 200
Shutter Speed 1.6 sec
Aperture F8
Focal length 55mm

http://www.pmaphotovideo.com/photos/325175430_R46ak-M-2.jpg

Nikon D50
ISO 200
Shutter Speed 2 sec
Aperture F9
Focal length 50mm

http://www.pmaphotovideo.com/photos/325175354_dyZW2-M-2.jpg

Nikon D50
ISO 200
Shutter Speed 2.5 sec
Aperture F8
Focal length 55mm

[Nikolai]

Nikon D50
ISO 200
Shutter Speed 2.5 sec
Aperture F8
Focal length 55mm
Thanks, Miguel! :thumb

[TexPhotog]

Thanks, Miguel! :thumb

Thanks :D

[Slinky0390]

This was captured Friday evening, July 3rd at the annual Webster Groves festival in St. Louis.

Nikon D300 w/12-24mm Nikkor at 19mm, ISO 200, f11, 1.5 sec, w/tripod.

http://jeffmeyers.smugmug.com/photos/326089492_oMiiZ-L.jpg

Exif information (http://jeffmeyers.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=326089492&ImageKey=oMiiZ)

Wow, talk about getting everything into one shot.. lol, unless you photoshopped a couple exposures together, you really nailed the location :thumb

[jeffmeyers]

Wow, talk about getting everything into one shot.. lol, unless you photoshopped a couple exposures together, you really nailed the location :thumb

Thanks. I took over 50 images at this one spot. It took me a while to figure out exactly where to get what I wanted. When I finally got there, I camped out until I got the image I was looking for. There's a little photoshop magic here, but not as much as you might think.

You can see a few of my other captures that night here (http://jeffmeyers.smugmug.com/gallery/3969529#325237464_2UusJ). But I haven't processed them all yet.

[Digital Illusions]

I took this at our local fireworks show here in Klamath Falls Oregon.

http://www.digitalillusions.us/photos/326354469_4Mwis-L.jpg
Canon XTi
18-55mm Kit Lens @ 28mm
ISO-100, Exposure: 11sec.
f/6.3, Aperture: 4

[eoren1]

All taken with a Canon 350D and EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. On tripod with MLU. Manual with f/8 and 'bulb' setting to control shutter speed. Remote trigger with IR.

ISO 200 f/8 9 sec
http://eoren1.smugmug.com/photos/326475649_PJAkp-M.jpg

ISO 200 f/8 5 sec
http://eoren1.smugmug.com/photos/326475971_xoTzZ-M.jpg

ISO 200 f/8 3 sec
http://eoren1.smugmug.com/photos/326476262_Mc4YY-M.jpg

ISO 100 f/8 3 sec
http://eoren1.smugmug.com/photos/326476598_J5dxs-M.jpg

Finale:
ISO 100 f/8 5 sec
http://eoren1.smugmug.com/photos/326476787_usMkP-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

I took this at our local fireworks show here in Klamath Falls Oregon.

Canon XTi
18-55mm Kit Lens @ 28mm
ISO-100, Exposure: 11sec.
f/6.3, Aperture: 4

Oooh, I'm envy: fireworks over the water... Thank you!:thumb

[Nikolai]

All taken with a Canon 350D and EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. On tripod with MLU. Manual with f/8 and 'bulb' setting to control shutter speed. Remote trigger with IR.

ISO 200 f/8 9 sec
ISO 200 f/8 5 sec
ISO 200 f/8 3 sec
ISO 100 f/8 3 sec
Finale:
ISO 100 f/8 5 sec


Thank you very much, nice entries!:thumb
And you got some reflections, too:-)
Was there any considerably higher ground?

Just for the record: MLU *really* doesn't do anything useful in this particular (over 2 sec) scenario, especially at that focal length. Only brings more hassle since you have to press the shutter extra time and in bulb settings it's easy to forget in which phase you are:-)

[Bayer-Z28]

*pic*

Click for Exif. Tripod mounted Canon 1Ds Mark III. Photoshop blend of 4 exposures.

Jeebus! Trumped... :thumb Stunning pics as always!

[Slinky0390]

Thanks. I took over 50 images at this one spot. It took me a while to figure out exactly where to get what I wanted. When I finally got there, I camped out until I got the image I was looking for. There's a little photoshop magic here, but not as much as you might think.

You can see a few of my other captures that night here (http://jeffmeyers.smugmug.com/gallery/3969529#325237464_2UusJ). But I haven't processed them all yet.

Yeah, I was just curious as to whether or not you took a photo of the fireworks, swings, and ferris wheel and merged them all together, but that isn't the case, good job :thumb

[pathfinder]

Hi Nik,

I have a few shots of fireworks also.

5D on a tripod, 24-105 L lens ISO 100 cable release


f7.1 8 seconds 65mm
http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/326106350_azivQ-XL.jpg



f7.1 8 seconds 67mm
http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/326105521_xGV6M-XL.jpg


f7.1 8 seconds 67mm
http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/326108687_wpdvL-XL.jpg


f10 5 seconds 67mm
http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/326226489_wuhZQ-XL.jpg

More here (http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/gallery/5334694_ZoeQb#326106350_azivQ) Comments and criticisms encouraged in my gallery please.

[TexPhotog]

I don't like these people that have water bodies near them to take such AWESOME photos...

:thumb

[Nikolai]

Hi Nik,
I have a few shots of fireworks also.
5D on a tripod, 24-105 L lens ISO 100 cable release
f7.1 8 seconds 65mm
f7.1 8 seconds 67mm
f7.1 8 seconds 67mm
f10 5 seconds 67mm
More here (http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/gallery/5334694_ZoeQb#326106350_azivQ) Comments and criticisms encouraged in my gallery please.
Thanks a lot Jim, beautiful shots! :thumb
And you got the water!!!:clap

[kungaloosh]

exif for all pictures: Date Taken2008-07-04
Camera PENTAX K10D
Exposure Time 6s (6/1)
Aperture f/22.0
ISO 200
Focal Length 240mm (360mm 35mm)
On a tripod in the wind
IR remote

http://kungaloosh.smugmug.com/photos/328007177_FaU42-L.jpg

http://kungaloosh.smugmug.com/photos/328007297_UhJXB-L.jpg

http://kungaloosh.smugmug.com/photos/328007452_32J9H-L.jpg

http://kungaloosh.smugmug.com/photos/328007427_5gWib-L.jpg

This was our first chance to shoot fireworks with the new camera. I think some of them came out pretty darn good...

The show was actually in the next town over (Biloxi, we were in Ocean Springs, MS) but we had a very clear unobstructed view of these. (unfortunatly no reflctions over the water, there was a barrier island in the way)

Lemme know what you think.

[darkdragon]

Oops, I totally forgot to put my images in here this weekend. Anywho - here they are. Check my smugmug gallery (http://darkdragon.smugmug.com/gallery/5330470_93rqX) if you are interested to see even more. There was absolutely nothing interesting to capture with the fireworks (no water, no people because of the angle we had to view), so I went with filling the frame fully with the fireworks themselves (as much as possible).

All shot with:

Canon 40D + 17-40mm f/4L
ISO 100
40mm
f22 on Bulb modePost Processing: converted from RAW via Lightroom, cropped

1. Exp 13s
http://darkdragon.smugmug.com/photos/325708120_nrJ4M-L.jpg

2. Exp. 4s
http://darkdragon.smugmug.com/photos/325713312_8K8KB-L.jpg

3. Exp. 7s
http://darkdragon.smugmug.com/photos/325712311_q9DBh-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Oops, I totally forgot to put my images in here this weekend. Anywho - here they are. Check my smugmug gallery (http://darkdragon.smugmug.com/gallery/5330470_93rqX) if you are interested to see even more. There was absolutely nothing interesting to capture with the fireworks (no water, no people because of the angle we had to view), so I went with filling the frame fully with the fireworks themselves (as much as possible).

All shot with:

Canon 40D + 17-40mm f/4L
ISO 100
40mm
f22 on Bulb modePost Processing: converted from RAW via Lightroom, cropped

1. Exp 13s
2. Exp. 4s
3. Exp. 7s


Thank you! :thumb
I'd say f/22 was an overkill, no? :scratch I understand you were close, but it looks like f/16 (or maybe even f/12) would do just fine and would allow you to use slightly shorter exposures.

[darkdragon]

Thank you! :thumb
I'd say f/22 was an overkill, no? :scratch I understand you were close, but it looks like f/16 (or maybe even f/12) would do just fine and would allow you to use slightly shorter exposures.

Possibly, probably. I dunno, this was my first time taking fireworks shots. :dunno

I was worried about them being out of focus and was unsure of the distance so I thought an f/22 would work because I know they were a lot farther away then the farthest point I could focus on before the show started. I'll try a wider opening next time and see how that works out :D

[Nikolai]

Possibly, probably. I dunno, this was my first time taking fireworks shots. :dunno

I was worried about them being out of focus and was unsure of the distance so I thought an f/22 would work because I know they were a lot farther away then the farthest point I could focus on before the show started. I'll try a wider opening next time and see how that works out :D

Here's a trick for you: if you didn't have a chance to prefocus during the day time, switch to AF and focus on the one of the first blasts. Then simply switch to MF.

[darkdragon]

Here's a trick for you: if you didn't have a chance to prefocus during the day time, switch to AF and focus on the one of the first blasts. Then simply switch to MF.


Good idea....now why didn't i think of that at the time? :scratch Maybe the 110 degree heat was getting to me.

[TexPhotog]

Woohoo... Another Vegas photographer... :clap

[JAG]

wow! I love all the shots everyone did. I am in Alaska and they really do not have displays around here on the fourth of July....its too light out. There are many places here that ban fireworks all together because of the fire risks to the forestry.
Now when the first of the year comes around....there are plenty of shows the city puts on...but you have to keep your camera warm inbetween shots because its usually below zero and you have to keep your coat open to put the camera against your body and thick gloves off so you can change your settings if need be. Then there is the whole thing with the tripod...you have to be able to snap the camera on and off quickly before the shutter freezes.

I got some shots at the beginning of this year off...but they do not qualify here. But I have enjoyed looking at this thread emensly. Great work everyone!

[spb13]

Finally getting around to posting my shots from the fourth.

Shot with a D80 in bulb mode on a tripod with a cable release.

2.1s, f/8.0, ISO 100, 190mm
http://spb13.smugmug.com/photos/326884847_PixNj-L.jpg

1.8s, f/8.0, ISO 100, 112mm
http://spb13.smugmug.com/photos/326868503_TGct9-L.jpg

1.4s, f/8.0, ISO 100, 112mm
http://spb13.smugmug.com/photos/325576820_qHAMz-L.jpg

Next time I think I am going to use a smaller aperture. One nice thing about living near Disney World is that I don't have to wait for till next year. :wink

[Stormdancing]

Here are a few of my attempts.

Tamron 28-75
Bulb setting with remote trigger
Manfrotto with ballhead

Basic photoshop, nothing fancy

The smoke was terrible. Next year I will be sure to be on the upwind side.
Is there anything I can do for these pics to minimize the smoke?


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[Nikolai]

Here are a few of my attempts.

Dana,
no pics, red crosses only :-(

[Stormdancing]

Dana,
no pics, red crosses only :-(

OOps - Been a while - had to get the gallery settings right.

[Nikolai]

OOps - Been a while - had to get the gallery settings right.
Yay! Thank you for the entries!:thumb

[Nikolai]

Finally getting around to posting my shots from the fourth.

Shot with a D80 in bulb mode on a tripod with a cable release.

2.1s, f/8.0, ISO 100, 190mm

1.8s, f/8.0, ISO 100, 112mm


1.4s, f/8.0, ISO 100, 112mm


Next time I think I am going to use a smaller aperture. One nice thing about living near Disney World is that I don't have to wait for till next year. :wink

Thanks, Sean, nice entries! :thumb

[sdways01]

Later than everyone else, but the big fireworks show in our area comes in the middle of August each year.

http://sdways01.smugmug.com/photos/354569069_GnUMb-L.jpg

Body: Nikon D80 on tripod with remote shutter release
Lens: 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6G
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 18mm
Shutter Speed: 2.5sec
Aperature: F9

[Nikolai]

Later than everyone else, but the big fireworks show in our area comes in the middle of August each year.

Body: Nikon D80 on tripod with remote shutter release
Lens: 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6G
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 18mm
Shutter Speed: 2.5sec
Aperature: F9

Thanks, Adam, nice foreworks! :thumb

[pug8]

I guess I should have been checking in on the forums this month - but I'm on vacation, anyway.
So far this year, I've only managed to go to one fireworks event. I had hoped to go to a bigger one, but it was put off that night because of heavy rain.
Maybe too late for the assignment value, but I hope you enjoy. All taken on 9 August 2008, Haga, Japan
I used Pentax K10D set at Bulb with the cable release. Lens was Pentax SMC P-DA 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 ED/AL (IF).
http://pug8.smugmug.com/photos/360461478_4VDf5-M.jpg
1.5 sec, f11 ISO100

http://pug8.smugmug.com/photos/360461487_VF7x6-M.jpg
1.45 sec, f11, ISO100

http://pug8.smugmug.com/photos/360461498_egYKz-M.jpg
2 sec, f11, ISO100

[Nikolai]

I guess I should have been checking in on the forums this month - but I'm on vacation, anyway.
So far this year, I've only managed to go to one fireworks event. I had hoped to go to a bigger one, but it was put off that night because of heavy rain.
Maybe too late for the assignment value, but I hope you enjoy. All taken on 9 August 2008, Haga, Japan
I used Pentax K10D set at Bulb with the cable release. Lens was Pentax SMC P-DA 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 ED/AL (IF).
1.5 sec, f11 ISO100
1.45 sec, f11, ISO100
2 sec, f11, ISO100
Thank you, nice entries! :thumb