my fireworks photos

BluewookieJim · 6th of July 2008 (Sun)

These were shot Thursday July 3rd, in West Haven, CT.

I was about 100 yards from the launch site, my camera and Tamron 17-50mm was tripod mounted, F/11 aperature, set to bulb exposure, 100 ISO, prefocused the lens to infinity, and used my trusty POTN shutter release. I had practiced in a nearby town the night before, so technically this was my second time shooting fireworks.

The complete gallery can be seen here (link).

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

rgmcleod · 12th of July 2008 (Sat)

Very nice. Helps to have some landmark in the scene as well.

PhotoRook · 12th of July 2008 (Sat)

Number 7 is muy bien I love the smoke or whatever that is in the BG.

johnstoy · 12th of July 2008 (Sat)

#6 and #8 are my favs... Cheers.

BluewookieJim · 14th of July 2008 (Mon)

Thanks all,

Our fireworks in West Haven are staged on the beach, so there is no possibility of any landmarks being included in the shots. The background is just the vastness of the Long Island Sound.

There was barely any wind that night, so many of the shots have some lingering smoke, #7 just happened to be one instance where the smoke actually created a nice effect.

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6th of July 2008 (Sun)	#1
BluewookieJim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern CT Posts: 1,092 IMAGE EDITING OK	my fireworks photos These were shot Thursday July 3rd, in West Haven, CT. I was about 100 yards from the launch site, my camera and Tamron 17-50mm was tripod mounted, F/11 aperature, set to bulb exposure, 100 ISO, prefocused the lens to infinity, and used my trusty POTN shutter release. I had practiced in a nearby town the night before, so technically this was my second time shooting fireworks. The complete gallery can be seen here (link). #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 __________________ My Gear and Stuff :: My Zenfolio Gallery :: My Flickr ::

12th of July 2008 (Sat)	#2
rgmcleod Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 618	Re: my fireworks photos Very nice. Helps to have some landmark in the scene as well. __________________ Ron McLeod "Remember, you are unique. Like everyone else" Pentax Spotmatic, Nikon Photomic FTN, Olympus 2100UZ, Canon SD200, SD400, SD 630, Canon G9, Canon 30D (28-135MM, 70-300MM, 10-22MM) Speedlite 580 EX II

12th of July 2008 (Sat)	#3
PhotoRook Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 51	Re: my fireworks photos Number 7 is muy bien I love the smoke or whatever that is in the BG.

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johnstoy Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poconos, PA USA Posts: 6,645	Re: my fireworks photos #6 and #8 are my favs... Cheers. __________________ John Stoy www.poconophotos.com My Gear List "Are you only Looking* or actually Seeing", from Microbiology 101.*

14th of July 2008 (Mon)	#5
BluewookieJim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern CT Posts: 1,092 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: my fireworks photos Thanks all, Our fireworks in West Haven are staged on the beach, so there is no possibility of any landmarks being included in the shots. The background is just the vastness of the Long Island Sound. There was barely any wind that night, so many of the shots have some lingering smoke, #7 just happened to be one instance where the smoke actually created a nice effect. __________________ My Gear and Stuff :: My Zenfolio Gallery :: My Flickr ::