First time shooting fireworks, Duluth GA

|)\/8 · 4th of July 2007 (Wed)

This is the first experience I have had shooting fireworks, C&C requested.

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Thanks for looking.

squashed · 4th of July 2007 (Wed)

Very nice job !!Our show is tonight, what settings did you use?

Kraig C · 4th of July 2007 (Wed)

nice shots.

BottomBracket · 4th of July 2007 (Wed)

Very crisp shots, excellent captures, first experience or not. Thanks for sharing.

Mepher · 4th of July 2007 (Wed)

Nice job on the fireworks. I did my first fireworks shots last night and I think they came out ok but I was limited at my distance with a 18-55 lens. What lens did you use for those shots? They look great.

Michael Bottoms · 4th of July 2007 (Wed)

An excellent first attempt... I would be happy with any of them. I tried shooting some myself for the first time the other day... Nothing I got was as good as yours... I look forward to hearing the answers to some of the questions others have posted.

|)\/8 · 4th of July 2007 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by squashed

Very nice job !!Our show is tonight, what settings did you use?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mepher

Nice job on the fireworks. I did my first fireworks shots last night and I think they came out ok but I was limited at my distance with a 18-55 lens. What lens did you use for those shots? They look great.

Most of the shots were with the following manual settings using my 30D-

ISO 100
f8
2-3 sec exposure
Lens- 28-135 @ 28 mm

I used a tripod and remote shutter release.

Thanks for the comments.

Lowbyte · 5th of July 2007 (Thu)

I was there too- these look great. Did you shoot raw or are these jpg?

Its a great little event, but do you think the show was a little shorter then the past few years?

My shots are Portrait orientation from the ground to the air... I didn't post any of those yet- but I did just get my shots up from Lenox.

|)\/8 · 5th of July 2007 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lowbyte

I was there too- these look great. Did you shoot raw or are these jpg?

Its a great little event, but do you think the show was a little shorter then the past few years?

My shots are Portrait orientation from the ground to the air... I didn't post any of those yet- but I did just get my shots up from Lenox.

Yes I did shoot RAW. The show seemed very short to me. I thought maybe it went quickly because I was so busy with the camera. I thought the finale was the midway point and was surprised that it really was the finale

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Chris · 5th of July 2007 (Thu)

Hey V8, that is exactly what happened to me!! I shot my first fireworks on July 3 and I couldn't believe how fast they were over. When the finale came I thought it was just a lull in the action. I was very disappointed that it was over so fast. I used exactly the same set-up as you did with a 17-55 2.8 at F8 ISO 100 with similar results. I shot JPEG and my only problem was it started to rain, so my last 40-50 shots were compromised with raindrops on the lens that I tried to wipe off unsucessfully.

yup talon · 5th of July 2007 (Thu)

Very nice! Shots 1 and 8 are my fav.

kosin · 5th of July 2007 (Thu)

very nice and sharp series

superdiver · 8th of July 2007 (Sun)

What type of remote did you use?

|)\/8 · 8th of July 2007 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdiver

What type of remote did you use?

Canon Remote Switch RS-80N3

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...h_RS_80N3.html

atrapasueños · 8th of July 2007 (Sun)

This one is amazing, my favorite!

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squashed Goldmember Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MidEastCali Posts: 3,651 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First time shooting fireworks, Duluth GA Very nice job !!Our show is tonight, what settings did you use? __________________ Canon 1D Classic and a 50D with stuffing... http://www.garyyoungphotography.com

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Kraig C Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,205	Re: First time shooting fireworks, Duluth GA nice shots.

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BottomBracket Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 6,398	Re: First time shooting fireworks, Duluth GA Very crisp shots, excellent captures, first experience or not. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Pio Veni, Vidi, Canoni - I Came, I Saw, I Took A Picture With My Canon Fotopio.com - Gallery of the Meandering Eye I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.

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Mepher Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central NY Posts: 75 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First time shooting fireworks, Duluth GA Nice job on the fireworks. I did my first fireworks shots last night and I think they came out ok but I was limited at my distance with a 18-55 lens. What lens did you use for those shots? They look great. __________________ Canon 40D, 17-55 f/2.8 IS, 50mm f/1.8, 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS, Canon Speedlite 430EX

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Michael Bottoms Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Whitby Ontario... just outside of Toronto Posts: 6,297 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First time shooting fireworks, Duluth GA An excellent first attempt... I would be happy with any of them. I tried shooting some myself for the first time the other day... Nothing I got was as good as yours... I look forward to hearing the answers to some of the questions others have posted.

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Lowbyte Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 316	Re: First time shooting fireworks, Duluth GA I was there too- these look great. Did you shoot raw or are these jpg? Its a great little event, but do you think the show was a little shorter then the past few years? My shots are Portrait orientation from the ground to the air... I didn't post any of those yet- but I did just get my shots up from Lenox. Last edited by Lowbyte : 5th of July 2007 (Thu) at 03:27.

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Chris Goldmember Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Algonquin, IL Posts: 3,780 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First time shooting fireworks, Duluth GA Hey V8, that is exactly what happened to me!! I shot my first fireworks on July 3 and I couldn't believe how fast they were over. When the finale came I thought it was just a lull in the action. I was very disappointed that it was over so fast. I used exactly the same set-up as you did with a 17-55 2.8 at F8 ISO 100 with similar results. I shot JPEG and my only problem was it started to rain, so my last 40-50 shots were compromised with raindrops on the lens that I tried to wipe off unsucessfully. __________________ Chris 5D MKIII \| 5D \| 24-70 2.8 \| 70-200 2.8 IS MKII \| 580 EXII X 2 \| 3X Yongnuo 622C \|

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yup talon Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Michigan, US Posts: 262	Re: First time shooting fireworks, Duluth GA Very nice! Shots 1 and 8 are my fav. __________________ -Ryan Canon: 6D/grip, 17-40 f4L, 24-105 f4L IS, 50mm f1.4, 70-200mm f4L, 430EX, 430 EXII \| Pocket Wizard: (3x) Plus II transceivers \| SLIK 883 CF-D, 381 CF \| Bogen/Manfrotto 804RC2, 488RC2 www.RDHphotos.com

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kosin Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,623 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First time shooting fireworks, Duluth GA very nice and sharp series

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atrapasueños Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mexico City. Posts: 45	Re: First time shooting fireworks, Duluth GA This one is amazing, my favorite!

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