Shooting Fireworks?

[TheAnt]

Hey everyone. I was looking for some advice on how to shoot fireworks. I want to give it a shot tonight.

From what I've gathered from reading...

Manual
ISO 100
f/8-11
3-4 second exposures.

Am I correct in assuming this? Will a Nifty Fifty or 10-20 work well for shooting? And I should focus on Infinity, correct?

[Mike]

Bit late replying to this question but there is a really good thread on this subject here: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=341145

How did your shoot go?

[TheAnt]

Went horrible. I was on my friends roof, and I thought we were going to have a clear view, but we had trees blocking the view.

Going to try again this coming weekend!

[Mike]

That's a shame. :(

There's another good read here for fireworks: http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=1666&fromTips=1&WT.mc_id=EM1006EO03004

Good luck next time round :)

[ringo]

Shot my first fireworks a few weeks ago so I did a bit of reading. Here is the baseline I found as the best to start with from all the reading: f/8 : 4sec : ISO100

My shots came out great and I was very pleased with my first attempt. Good luck. Here is a good read.

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/tutorials/fireworks.html

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[Levina de Ruijter]

Exactly the information I was looking for, Ringo. Thanks!