Fireworks Photography and using UV Haze Filter?

[csondagar]

I am going to take fireworks photographs tonight during Canada Day celebrations. This is with my new Canon Digital Rebel - I am so excited!

The settings I am thinking of is:

- use 18-55mm lens
- f8.0 to f.11
- 1-4 secons
- 100 ISO
- Focus to infinity

Should I keep my UV Haze filter on? If so would the above setting need to be change in anyway?

Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Scottes]

UV is a toss-up. If you like UVs then use it. I don't like them, so I wouldn't use one.

I would set the lens for the hyperfocal distance, not infinity.

[csondagar]

How do I set my lens to hyperfocal distance? My lens donot have distance scale.

[defordphoto]

Pull the UV and other filters during night photography. You risk reflections and other anomalies using them at night.

[Scottes]

How do I set my lens to hyperfocal distance? My lens donot have distance scale.

Use the calculator here (http://dfleming.ameranet.com/dofjs.html) to calculate the hyperfocal distance and then simply focus on something at the correct distance, then flip the lens to manual focus.

[Jmurman]

Thanks for the info!

Hope to have some nice photos from the 4th :D

[csondagar]

Thanks for all the info. Took some photos last night. I will be posting them shortly. Hope they have turned out good!

[csondagar]

Here are the fireworks shots I took during Canada Day celebrations in Victoria, BC.

http://chets.fotopic.net/c220644.html

[spaceman]

Here are the fireworks shots I took during Canada Day celebrations in Victoria, BC.

http://chets.fotopic.net/c220644.html


great shots. what settings did you use?

[csondagar]

I used a number of settings. Basically the setting range was:

- f4.6 to f11
- 1-5 seconds
- 100 ISO
- Focus (35mm) 56.6mm - 60.37
- Manual and Auto Focus

Couple of shots were taken in full automatic; the results were not that great as the camera had a hard time to obtain good focus.

[spaceman]

I used a number of settings. Basically the setting range was:

- f4.6 to f11
- 1-5 seconds
- 100 ISO
- Focus (35mm) 56.6mm - 60.37
- Manual and Auto Focus

Couple of shots were taken in full automatic; the results were not that great as the camera had a hard time to obtain good focus.

Great, thanks for the info. I'll give it a try tomorrow night.

[csondagar]

This article is on how to take good fireworks photos: http://photos.msn.com/Editorial/Article.aspx?aid=FireworksPhotos&sec=takingpicture s&GT1=4244. You may find it helpful.

[Jmurman]

This article is on how to take good fireworks photos: http://photos.msn.com/Editorial/Article.aspx?aid=FireworksPhotos&sec=takingpicture s&GT1=4244. You may find it helpful.

Thanks for the link!

[Big_B]

Great article. Thanks for the link