Fireworks

[woody_k]

Here are a few of the 100+ shots I took of fireworks on the 4th.

Cropped, sharpened, light/shadow adjusted, levels adjusted and then ran through the Topaz Labs DeNoise filter.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2660/3693253536_38879c1b71.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2494/3692450419_40f8ab7e75_m.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2655/3692450371_5567ffe1f3_m.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2439/3689617174_d15e778b3d_m.jpg

[BaltChief]

How do you take good pics of fireworks...? Mine always suck..

[jerseyjk08]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2655/3692450371_5567ffe1f3_m.jpg





Those look like palm trees..

[woody_k]

How do I take good pics of fireworks....Luck!!

I did a small amount of research on line. Started off at 5 seconds at F9 and adjusted from there. Ended up at F6.3 at 3 seconds seemed to work best for me. I also set the focus at infinity. Verfied by finding a building as far as I could find and focused on.

They do look like palm trees. I titled the photo Iced Palm Trees.

[IMFletch]

Exposure times vary depending on the effect you are looking for and the luminosity of the subject. I use a shutter speed of between 2-8 seconds and an f stop between f stop between 5.6 to 11. I get the best results with in manual mode, a Bulb shutter speed setting and a cable release where I can control the shutter speed duration based upon the luminosity of the fireworks.