Fireworks: Please Critique

[jbkalla]

So I tried my hand at fireworks. This was taken at my grandparents' farm in SD. My cousin's husband put on a little show for us, but unfortunately, it was fairly early in the evening, so the sky is a bit light.

EXIF data should be in the photo, but here it is anyways: 6sec, f/16, ISO 100. 30mm Sigma f/1.4 and Canon 40D. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

A larger image is here: Fireworks (http://kalla.net/POTN/Fireworks1_Adobe1998_med.jpg)

http://kalla.net/POTN/Fireworks1_sRGB_tiny.jpg

[Flo]

I would crop out the bottom.but everything else is fabulous;)

[jbkalla]

I would crop out the bottom.but everything else is fabulous;)


I was wondering about that, whether it would leave the fireworks unfinished or not.

[jbkalla]

Something like this? Or should I have kept the original format?

http://kalla.net/POTN/Fireworks1_Adobe1998_10x8_tiny.jpg

[slimninj4]

I like the cropped version. Works much better and keeps the eye from flowing down where it do not need to be.

[Flo]

Lovely crop;)

[susiemw]

The cropped version is very dramatic.
Love it!

Susan

[Lonnie]

I like the original actually. I like the lightstream shooting up to the explosion. Gives the fireworks scale. Nice stuff, it is unique.

[jeptranport]

Grrhh
I have been trying Scott Kelbys advice and spent $1200 since I 1st started and you make a me look bad...
Great job:razz:

[jbkalla]

Grrhh
I have been trying Scott Kelbys advice and spent $1200 since I 1st started and you make a me look bad...
Great job:razz:


Actually, in this case, it's mostly the great show my cousin's husband put on and the equipment I used! All those blasts happened in the six seconds the shutter was open. Also, I had the awesome 30mm Sig f/1.4 set to f/16, with ISO 100, and manual focus set to infinity, so all I had to do was keep clicking the shutter.

So the votes are mostly with the cropped version, I take it? Maybe I should do a poll...