fireworks help

steveo

steveo

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hi all with bonfire night been on a weekend this year ( i miss most coz i work stupid hours) am well chuffed that i get a chance to do some photo work on them but i havent done it before and am looking for tips and hints on how i can get the most out of it, any one got any examples of there bonfire nights please :D
 
Tripod is #1 on the essential list for fireworks photography.

Then find yourself a good location to shoot from and make sure there are not any other harsh lights in the photograph becuase you will be using long exposures and you don't want to burn out the other lights (such as a big bon fire).

When taking the photographs use a self timer so you dont have to press the shutter button (or a cable release if u have one) to reduce shake.

Take a black peice of card with you, and in between bursts of fireworks put the black card infront of the lens, this added with a long exposure means you can get more fireworks in one photograph!

A high aperature helps keep it all in focus.

Hope that helps :)
 
lol well i have a tripod and a wireless release for my canon 350d but am just wondering on settings and stuff
 
DRZ posted some shots a while back that were brilliant*


*Anyone else remember that thread, heartily amusing to say the least.
 
ISO 100. Wide lens. good angle coverage. Manual focus set to infinity. something around the F5.6 range will do. on manual settings (bulb - if remote released) for anything between 3 and 12 seconds depending on disired effect. piece of black card if you wanna get fancy.
 
Jimmy_Lemon said:
slightly off topic, but what wireless release do you have?
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i have a rc-1 which i got for about a fiver from a highstreet camera shop well worth it :D, cheers fstop will give them a try
 
Tripod, wide angle lens, long exposure of about 2-10 secs depending on type of fireworks ie white require much less as they will just block out any other fireworks if you leave it too long, blue and purple etc are darker so you keep it open longer to get more fireworks in. fstop between f16 and f22 and a low iso 100-200. Sometimes other than just plain fireworks shots it might be good to get some other things in the shot and have the fireworks in the background.
Like kids with swirling sparklers, a lit up building etc etc.

You don't need a remote shutter release but it does help

Make sure there are no lights like streetlights near you.. as they will leave loads of flair. If you have a lens hood, use it and if you have an SLR and there is a bright light behind you (ie streetlight) cover the viewfinder when exposing.

Did a few firework shots last month, see here.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17625374&highlight=fireworks
 
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