Wind and fireworks?

Hello all,
Well I tried my first attempt at fireworks on the 4th and can't say I was real impressed at all. I used my 24-70. ISO 100 at f8 and f11. I live where it is very windy and I don't know what kind of impact that has on shooting fireworks, but my pictures were awful. I used the bulb setting and cable release and would open shutter at the start and hold from any where from a sec to five seconds.
Can anyone give some suggestions as to what might have gone wrong or what I could have done differently.
Thanks so much

Brittany

what is it about the images you are not impressed with ? could you show us one maybe ? The settings you used were the same as I've used and I like a bit of wind as it blows the nasty smoke away

here is a photo sample. I just didn't get what I was looking for.

Britt, I think you got just what was there to shoot. When observing the displays with your eyes, you followed the movement of the display in the wind. Your camera didn't "think" the same way your brain kept the image centered in your vision, though. That's why the image from the camera moved from right to left and you didn't "see" that happening. I strongly suspect the wind was from your right to your left at the elevation of the fireworks bursts.

Shame you didnt get the images you oped for , have you tried boosting the contrast and saturation , it wont help with the shape but it will make them pop.

no I haven't tried that yet. I am wondering if I should have had the shutter opened longer on these shots. I had some photos I left opened longer and they were a little better color wise but then to stringy looking if you know what I mean. Its kinda like shooting the moon....lol. We don't get fireworks every day, so if you don't like what you get you just have to wait till the next set come around. I apprecaite you help.

Brittany

Well I played with this one a little bit. Not too bad I guess.
Let me know what you all think.

That looks good. You had the right settings & the wrong wind. I'd have suggested f/11 & a 2-6 second exposure depending how long the burst lasted cause some bursts look better at f/16 & others @ f/8, so I split the difference & shoot RAW.

Did you use a good tripod? With good winds, a less than stellar tripod can cause some blurring.

Not too bad at all. Windy conditions will make it tough for these kinds of shots. Next time, I'd experiment with a slightly shorter exposure to limit the effect of the wind.

I used a tripod. shot Raw. Exposure Manual bulb. Shutter 3 secs. Aperture f/8. ISO 100.
Lens 24-70mm @ 63mm.
Thanks for all the comments. I can't wait to play some more, just wish we had fireworks more often.

Brittany