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07/04/2007 05:37:12 AM · #26 |
| just got all mine loaded from tonight but don't want to share yet just in case of a speed challenge. I doubt we'll have one though since that would restrict the entries quite a bit. Got some pretty good ones...well I think so anyway. ;) I do wish I'd remember to adjust my aperature, I kept it wide open but wished I'd dropped it down some...oh well. |
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07/04/2007 06:20:54 AM · #27 |
The show I was going to shoot lastnight was rained out. Hope that tonights will go on. Could have got some awesome lightning shots lastnight however I was on a main road and couldnt pull over. Went down a few side roads a bit later but it was raining too hard and powerlines started popping up everywhere. Had everything but the luck.
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07/04/2007 06:23:16 AM · #28 |
Here is one, well, actually two from last night. I merged 2 30 second exposures at F22 together in CS3, used the screen layer mode and here is my result.
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07/04/2007 06:24:10 AM · #29 |
I would show the fireworks photo's I got from Canada day but sadly I'm afraid it would be an embarassement to Calgary to do so. the "fireworks display" that my city put on was laughable at best (and barely even that IMO) too bad, I was sort of looking forward to getting som good shots.
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07/04/2007 06:27:49 AM · #30 |
i have some from last saturday night that I will add to my portfolio, maybe later today.
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07/04/2007 06:38:58 AM · #31 |
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07/04/2007 07:56:04 AM · #32 |
wow steve nice shot! I might try to stack/merge two or more and see what I can get.
as far as waiting to post...never mind..here are a select few from the over 180 I shot this evening.
             
just tried stacking an image using Gimp (which I'm very unfamiliar with) 
I really wish I was in a location where I could have other items in it such as city scape or water reflection but oh well.
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07/04/2007 08:46:41 AM · #33 |
thanks for the comments guys.
as for as stacking the images. the best way is to use the screen layer mode, that sorta makes a double exposure. works very well under some conditions, not so good in others.
those are some great images posted to, I wish I would have taken my wide lens, I did not get half as many good shots as i would have expected, because i took the wrong glass. normally id take the whole bag, and drive to an event, but this was a couple blocks from home, so we walked and i did not want to be bothered with the big bag, diaper bag, stroller and everything else we took. |
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07/04/2007 12:47:22 PM · #34 |
here are a couple of the shots I got Saturday. will be getting more tonight but will not have the bonus of the lake between me and the shells. Might try something different tonight.
  
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07/05/2007 06:57:18 AM · #35 |
This year I went against everything I thought was right for shooting fireworks. I started with the f11 open shutter for x many of seconds. I didn't like what I was getting. I decided to go the other way, I shot at 1600 iso, f2.0- f4 at fast shutter speeds. Results were teh best Ive gotten. I would post examples, but i may enter it into a free study so Ill have to wait and see.
Anyway, my thoughts with these settings...
Takes much better button pressing timing when shooting w/ 1/500 shutter speeds. Can't really just open the shutter and let the fireworks come to you. You need to be looking through the viewfinder and timing the explosion to what you want to see, you only have 1/500th of a second.
Can't really meter too well so you need to be more consious of the type of firework. For example, at certain settings only large white blasts would expose my entire composition so I had to wait for those and get the blast timed right. The smaller explosions were just not enough light. Its OK because I don't want little blasts anyway.
More intense explosions because of the frozen action as well as rounder explosions. Complete matter of opinion, but thats what I thought.
I find with long exposures you get a more oval shape to the blasts unless your positioning is perfect. In Burlington when there are 65000 people in a small area its tough to get perfect position unless you want to start standing out at around 6pm for the 9:30 fireworks. I like my photography but for an unpaid shot thats too much sitting time. I could bring beers but thats another story.
Anyway, I wouldn't count out the high ISO short shutter speed method. I had good results. i was also far enough away to use my 85mm f1.8 and get the fireworks w/ some foreground. That lens is sweet.
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07/05/2007 08:53:52 AM · #36 |
Thank you for the advice everyone. I followed your instructions: ISO 100 f/8 on Bulb with remote trigger and got this one..
//www.samchadwickphoto.com/portfolio.html#id=4&num=72
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