Memorial day fireworks... 56k beware.. 6 pics at 700k each

[badrotation]

Here are a few photos from the local fireworks display today. They put on a good show for memorial day, and I was only about 100 feet from where they were launching them.

This was using my 20d kit lens, since it is the only lens I own that was wide enough to capture everything with how close I was to the launch area........

This is the very first time I have ever tried photographing fireworks

Anyways, what do you guys think?

http://img251.echo.cx/img251/2880/img5144sharpsmall9ot.jpg
http://img251.echo.cx/img251/1152/img5146sharpsmall7qx.jpg
http://img251.echo.cx/img251/3836/img5153sharpsmall6pd.jpg
http://img244.echo.cx/img244/4273/img5174sharpsmall8pt.jpg
http://img244.echo.cx/img244/4859/img5175sharpsmall6xp.jpg
http://img244.echo.cx/img244/4695/img5176sharpsmall3sg.jpg

[lostdoggy]

Nice shots

[charles_law]

wow thats sharp...what kind of ps'ing did u do ?

http://img251.echo.cx/img251/3836/img5153sharpsmall6pd.jpg is my favorite :)

[Skip Souza]

Well done, Well done.

[Curtis N]

Nice shots, Badrotation.
There have been other threads here on how to photograph fireworks. I would like to know your technique. Can you share some info on camera settings and how you timed the shutter?
Thanks.

[crc_408]

Those are great shots!

[badrotation]

Nice shots, Badrotation.
There have been other threads here on how to photograph fireworks. I would like to know your technique. Can you share some info on camera settings and how you timed the shutter?
Thanks.


exposure was typically 10-15 seconds in Tv mode.


The exif info should still be intact on the images if you are interested in the other settings (since they change from picture to picture)

[badrotation]

wow thats sharp...what kind of ps'ing did u do ?

http://img251.echo.cx/img251/3836/img5153sharpsmall6pd.jpg is my favorite :)

only ps'ing was resize, and a tad bit of unsharp mask, but not much at all.. they came out much sharper than expected, right from the camera.....

[jrg]

These shots are damn near amazing. I can't believe the clarity at a 10 or 15 sec exposure. What were you using for a lens? Tele?

JRG

[badrotation]

These shots are damn near amazing. I can't believe the clarity at a 10 or 15 sec exposure. What were you using for a lens? Tele?

JRG

I was using the kit lens (18-55mm f/3.5-5.6) zoomed all the way out at 18mm.

ISO 400

[badrotation]

and actually, the third one down is a 20 second exposure, now that I look at the EXIF data

[tumbleweed]

I like the third one down. The blue of the sky against the color of the fireworks is gorgeous...better than the black sky or the lighter blue, IMO.

[Keiffer]

Absoloutely perfect in my humble opinion. Very beautuful. You nailed those shots perfectly.

[Croasdail]

Beautifully done.... thanks for sharing!

[GTogs]

Great Capture!

[DwightMcCann]

Really, really exquisite. I wish you had gotten them from the ground up, but these are as good as I've seen. Fun stuff.