Fire in the Sky - 10 year Anniversary of AKLs Sky Tower

iKirst · 1st of February 2006 (Wed)

Blast off!! (Auckland City Fireworks Display - celebrating 10 years of Gambling with a tower

)
During

Aftermath - calmer than a calm thing

'Cause I can

IainB · 1st of February 2006 (Wed)

Nice work iKirst! Looks like you were positioned on the very opposite side or the tower. It's good to see the structure in context of the city.

MuffYz · 1st of February 2006 (Wed)

nice shots..n2 it's my favourite

iKirst · 1st of February 2006 (Wed)

Thanks IainB, MuffYz

It's a shame the first image looks so dark, but it was the best of the series, with fireworks, that didn't see any ghosting caused by either the wind, or me kicking the tripod

I'm clumsy, heh

dgcorner · 1st of February 2006 (Wed)

Kirst, nice shots! Well done!

Wazza · 1st of February 2006 (Wed)

Great pics!!

Even nicer editing, good composition,and nice crispess in each image.
Had the first been brighter, the fireworks would have been overexposed

Transportithere · 1st of February 2006 (Wed)

I just became excited!!!!

BIGTUFFGUY · 1st of February 2006 (Wed)

really nice shots
great colors

joeseph · 1st of February 2006 (Wed)

Nice! looks like the folks on level 17 in our building had the decency to put their lights off after the fireworks! (spot the difference between pic 1&2...)
Kicking the tripod eh?

Rendezvous · 2nd of February 2006 (Thu)

Hey ikirst. Nice shots of the tower! I'll have to get back to Auckland soon and meet everyone up there. I had a look at your shot and made the midtones lighter in it, just so you can see what it looks like. Hope you don't mind.

Wazza · 2nd of February 2006 (Thu)

She does have image editing ok, although I was the one who edited them in the first place! I know the first one was a bit dark, but was limited by a bad monitor here.. Or was it just laziness.

I gave her the wrong settings for camera. I guessed manual 2.5-5 seconds, and f7.1-f11 for sharpness. These were shot at around 2.5 and f9, but when I shot mine, they were also a bit dark, so shot them longer and slightly wider open. Kinda forgot to tell my shooting buddy to change settings a bit.

Thanks Daniel, no doubt we'll all meet up one day.

Can't make it to Taupo or Tauraunga Air Show?
(im still waiting on camera lens, which there's a slim chance it may arrive tomorrow..if it does I'll be trying to put the tele-photo to good use.)

Raj · 2nd of February 2006 (Thu)

Nice night shots, I like them

Michaelmjc · 2nd of February 2006 (Thu)

Wow these are so amazing, I thought you said you suck? Looks pretty damn good to me.

iKirst · 2nd of February 2006 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeseph

Nice! looks like the folks on level 17 in our building had the decency to put their lights off after the fireworks! (spot the difference between pic 1&2...)
Kicking the tripod eh?

Hehe - clearly visible shot showing the exstinguished lights. Pat yourselves on the back, I say

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rendezvous

Hey ikirst. Nice shots of the tower! I'll have to get back to Auckland soon and meet everyone up there. I had a look at your shot and made the midtones lighter in it, just so you can see what it looks like. Hope you don't mind.

Merci beaucoup, Rendezvous. Your lightened version is more on par with how I wanted my shot to look. I was too slow in changing all the settings (Fireworks were lucky to have lasted 5 minutes).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raj

Nice night shots, I like them

Cheers Raj, I do too

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michaelmjc

Wow these are so amazing, I thought you said you suck? Looks pretty damn good to me.

Well, I cheat - I have a personal "how to" guy to fix the settings. Thanks Mike

JMAS · 2nd of February 2006 (Thu)

Great nightshots!
The fireworks are just the cherry on top.

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iKirst HelloO Nurse! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Unholy Grail, Auckland, NZ Posts: 3,601 IMAGE EDITING OK	Fire in the Sky - 10 year Anniversary of AKLs Sky Tower Blast off!! (Auckland City Fireworks Display - celebrating 10 years of Gambling with a tower ) During Aftermath - calmer than a calm thing 'Cause I can __________________ www.iKirst.com ~ I'm like a Slinky - not much good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see me tumble down the stairs ~ ~ Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci ~

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IainB Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand, Posts: 1,399 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Fire in the Sky - 10 year Anniversary of AKLs Sky Tower Nice work iKirst! Looks like you were positioned on the very opposite side or the tower. It's good to see the structure in context of the city. __________________ _______________________________________________ IainB "Chi non ha moglie non ha padrone."

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MuffYz Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 251 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Fire in the Sky - 10 year Anniversary of AKLs Sky Tower nice shots..n2 it's my favourite __________________ Sorry for my english..it's not my first language. Gallery: http://muffy.deviantart.com , http://www.flickr.com/photos/muffyone/ Gear: 350D,40D, Canon 50mm 1:1.8 II,canon 100mm macro, Sigma 70-300 1:4-5.6, Sigma 17-70, Sigma 10-20

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iKirst HelloO Nurse! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Unholy Grail, Auckland, NZ Posts: 3,601 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Fire in the Sky - 10 year Anniversary of AKLs Sky Tower Thanks IainB, MuffYz It's a shame the first image looks so dark, but it was the best of the series, with fireworks, that didn't see any ghosting caused by either the wind, or me kicking the tripod I'm clumsy, heh __________________ www.iKirst.com ~ I'm like a Slinky - not much good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see me tumble down the stairs ~ ~ Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci ~

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Wazza Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Waitakere, New Zealand Posts: 10,623	Re: Fire in the Sky - 10 year Anniversary of AKLs Sky Tower She does have image editing ok, although I was the one who edited them in the first place! I know the first one was a bit dark, but was limited by a bad monitor here.. Or was it just laziness. I gave her the wrong settings for camera. I guessed manual 2.5-5 seconds, and f7.1-f11 for sharpness. These were shot at around 2.5 and f9, but when I shot mine, they were also a bit dark, so shot them longer and slightly wider open. Kinda forgot to tell my shooting buddy to change settings a bit. Thanks Daniel, no doubt we'll all meet up one day. Can't make it to Taupo or Tauraunga Air Show? (im still waiting on camera lens, which there's a slim chance it may arrive tomorrow..if it does I'll be trying to put the tele-photo to good use.) __________________ New Zealand Photography Tours \| Williams Photography - Auckland Photographers Auckland Wedding Photographer \| Auckland Photography Studio \| Queenstown Photographer Facebook - Williams Photography & Makeup\| Gear

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