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4th of July 2005 (Mon), 22:43
This was the second night of fireworks that I photographed. I started to get a little bored with the standard "just put it on a tripod and 'bulb' it for about 10 seconds." I don't know if anyone else has done this yet; here is my procedure:
1:Set up camera on tripod and loosen enough that you can move the camera, but it will stay still if you're careful (I used a ball-head Slik U-212)
2:Track firework with camera. Keep in middle (generally - not doing this has interesting results, too) of frame.
3:When the firework explodes, zoom in steadily.
For these shots I used a Sigma 70-300 (started at 70, ran to 300). I was probably a half-mile away from the fireworks. I was using ISO 100, Aperture usually between 4 and 12. Let me know what you think!
EOS 20D
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/codex0/1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/codex0/2.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/codex0/3.jpghttp://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/codex0/4.jpg
(No sharpening or post processing)
1:Set up camera on tripod and loosen enough that you can move the camera, but it will stay still if you're careful (I used a ball-head Slik U-212)
2:Track firework with camera. Keep in middle (generally - not doing this has interesting results, too) of frame.
3:When the firework explodes, zoom in steadily.
For these shots I used a Sigma 70-300 (started at 70, ran to 300). I was probably a half-mile away from the fireworks. I was using ISO 100, Aperture usually between 4 and 12. Let me know what you think!
EOS 20D
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/codex0/1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/codex0/2.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/codex0/3.jpghttp://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/codex0/4.jpg
(No sharpening or post processing)