 - Susan Eginton  Contact Susan Eginton Susan Eginton's Gallery |
Fireworks Hi - I just tried to take fireworks photos last night using some of the tips I got from the article on this site's newsletter. I used a tripod and since I had 200 film I set the f/stop at 11 - not sure though, if that was correct. I tried setting the camera on AV first, to make it simple. What I noticed was that at slow shutter speeds, by the time the camera closed the shutter, it was dark. I also tried setting the camera on Bulb. I don't understand just at what point I should press the button to begin taking the photo. Should I do it at the very beginning when I see the firework travelling upward or wait for the firwork to burst? I don't have my photos yet, but hope I did not just get black sky after the firework faded!
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Bob Cammarata |
Try to time it when the guys (persons) on the ground light the fuse. Part of the allure of a great fireworks photo is to capture the launch trail and it heads skyward. I usually close the shutter after the burst has done its thing then advance to the next frame. Don't worry about leaving the shutter open too long against a black sky. The blackness won't "erase" the light which was already recorded.
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Swapnali Mathkar |
One small point, Dont keep shutter open for more time unecessarily. Manytimes The sky is not remained black due to smoke , so that brightness will give bad results. Its difficult to see a person fusing ,so when u see a trail in the sky u can open the shutter and close it immidiately after the burst dies off, or just before it dies. also dont use high ISO, u will lose the colours of fireworks and all ur fireworks will be white or yellow.
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- Susan Eginton Contact Susan Eginton Susan Eginton's Gallery |
Thanks for all your responses. Bob, I especially thank you for telling me the blackness of the sky won't erase the light already recorded. That was what I was worried about. Howie, I was the one in our class who asked Jim Z about fireworks and had the advice he gave in mind when I shot my photos. It was just that when I actually tried it out, I wasn't sure about when to open and close the shutter. By the way, that class was great and everyone's participation helped me learn. It's nice to keep learning through this forum too. Thanks for responding.
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Samuel Smith |
hey folks, i shot 4 rolls of fireworks last nite,i used 400 speed film,kodak 400uc and fuji superia 400.my 200 was in the bag I forgot to take,checklist?about 70% came out good and maybe 20% were great. i used shutter priority and set it from 2 to 6 seconds.the camera set the aperature from 8 to 11,jumped around a lot.yes,tripod,remote release. as far as the smoke goes,in some of them it actually adds to the picture,trails and globs. when I saw the fire trail start I hit the release.i can't tell which ones were 2 secs up to 6 secs.i used two cameras and two different lenses,35-80 and 70-210,set at 35 and 70,and can't tell which ones are which.i was so busy changing rolls of film,looking for the trails,trying to answer questions,keeping curious people from running into my stuff,i didn't keep track of almost nothing. as soon as I learn to use my new scanner and photoshop,by the way i'm typing with two fingerswhich shows how far behind I am,i'll try to share some. just thought i'd share what I did,might have been wrong,but I got some great pictures. bang sam
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Maverick Creatives |
I shot at ISO100 using my shutter release cable to avoid any camera shake. The night was so windy the fireworks were almost cancelled and that explains the whispyness in the image. If you look closly you can also see the reflections of some of the bursts against the smoke. I learned a lot friday evening (Canada Day). Next time I'll be more confident and will make sure to include some building, people, trees, anything to give the photo more "zing". ISO100,,,f5.6,,,bulb at three-four seconds,,,,,70-200mm lens Regards
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Maverick Creatives |
I shot at ISO100 using my shutter release cable to avoid any camera shake. The night was so windy the fireworks were almost cancelled and that explains the whispyness in the image. If you look closly you can also see the reflections of some of the bursts against the smoke. I learned a lot friday evening (Canada Day). Next time I'll be more confident and will make sure to include some building, people, trees, anything to give the photo more "zing". ISO100,,,f5.6,,,bulb at three-four seconds,,,,,70-200mm lens Regards
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