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Nov 09, 2008 06:01 |  #1

From the Brighton display yesterday, let me know what you think.

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Personally I think should have moved back a bit or used a wider lens.

Settings used were 24mm, ISO200, F13, 1-8s exposures with my 400D + Sigma 24-60 f2.8.

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Nov 09, 2008 07:15 |  #2

I like your exposure, but you're right when you say that a wider lens or moving back would have been better.
Also, the crowd at the bottom should be removed.


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Nov 09, 2008 07:46 |  #3

I love the crowd in the first pic.. In fact.. how come do they look stationary? Or were they really not moving?


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Nov 09, 2008 07:53 |  #4

All nice, but 2 & 3 are excellent. Well done


  
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Nov 09, 2008 07:56 |  #5

Metalstrm wrote in post #6652285 (external link)
I love the crowd in the first pic.. In fact.. how come do they look stationary? Or were they really not moving?

I guess they weren't moving much at all but then it was only a 3s exposure.

Thanks for your feedback, @ Chauncy: Yeah, some people think the crowd look good and add a sense of scale while others think they ruin the picture. I took some with and some without though so hopefully there's some there for everyone :)


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Nov 10, 2008 04:26 |  #6

I personally like the people in the pics, I think it adds scale and I agree I would of expected them to be really blurry considering the length of the shutter speeds.

Was really hoping to pop over to Brighton myself for this but couldnt get out of the nightshift..:(


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Nov 10, 2008 06:38 as a reply to  @ RolyRatman's post |  #7

very nice and not easy to do.

The People do enhance the shot but you probably should have been further back to allow the dark sky to frame the multi fireworks shots like in your single fireworks, thus not cut parts of them out. I have had a go at capturing fireworks this year it’s not easy and yours are a lot better than mine.




  
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Nov 10, 2008 11:35 |  #8

Looks very good. Like everyone has said, the crowd in the pictures (especially the first) makes the fireworks all the more dynamic.




  
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Nov 10, 2008 11:37 as a reply to  @ Seanzky's post |  #9

I like them all! Well done!
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Nov 10, 2008 11:46 |  #10

Looks great! Also love #1. This does not look very easy to do since fireworks are quick.


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Nov 12, 2008 07:42 |  #11

Thanks for the comments everyone :)


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