Shooting Fireworks

adblink wrote in post #5413227
oh ya ive seen that before, and I know infinity has that "double zero" symbol look at the end of the scale, I just dont understand how one focus setting is good for all the situations i mentioned?

because the smaller your aperture, the bigger your depth of field (in-focus region)
focusing to infinity (eg horizon & beyond) will not bring your entire shot into focus unless you are also using a small aperture (above f/16 for example)

Thanks for stepping in here ..

qtfsniper wrote in post #5408500
parked on land? If it is parked on the water, the waves will still sway the boat enough to mess up the shots.

Sorry guys raised the thread then not been on all wkd

qtfsniper - even if I have a lens on with IS will it be a problem?

I stayed at Ashford Castle the other week- end in Gallway and went out on a trip on Lock Corrib and took some pis looking back at the castle and they were fine

Will that not be the same sort of thing dont know how rough Sydney Harbour is as never been before....

IS only helps compensate for small micro-movements such as those caused by the body... slow large motions like a boat swaying on ripples or waves would generally not be removed... didnt you say you were going to be shooting fireworks in the dark? the shutter will need to stay open for at least a few seconds, long enough to totally mess up the background of your shot if the camera is not steady

using IS on a tripod can cause your shot to be worse than if you didnt turn it on

somethingsimple wrote in post #5424468
IS only helps compensate for small micro-movements such as those caused by the body... slow large motions like a boat swaying on ripples or waves would generally not be removed... didnt you say you were going to be shooting fireworks in the dark? the shutter will need to stay open for at least a few seconds, long enough to totally mess up the background of your shot if the camera is not steady

using IS on a tripod can cause your shot to be worse than if you didnt turn it on

Hi there,

Yes I persum it will be dark as I think the fireworks will go off around midnight - new years eve.

So are you sayiny forget the tripod?

He's saying to turn IS 'off' whenever you use a tripod ... but for fireworks, you need to have the shutter open for some length to capture the effects -- and for that, you really need a tripod. Hand holding, and being on a boat, are not a good combination and you will likely get blurry shots.