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07/18/2012 08:20:44 AM |
| I went out for fireworks pics this year, too. Was this really taken at 1/125? I think you might do well to lower the ISO and use a shutter speed of a few seconds. When I went out, I used a wired remote release, which made it easy to click and hold while the displays developed. These are good colors, but I think you have too much exposure in a few hot spots. Lowering the ISO would help in that regard. The fireworks themselves are plenty bright enough to expose properly at much lower ISO levels. |
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07/18/2012 07:37:01 AM |
Hi Tonya,
Welcome to the Critique Zone! Health warning: everything I have to say is completely subjective...
Fireworks shots are really hard to take - I know, I've tried and I'm no expert, so congratulations on getting this one nailed. Getting the firework shot while still making everything else look good is even harder.
Technically
This is slightly soft - hard to fix in camera so perhaps some PP sharpening to make it pop more? It may also be worth trying to see what happens if you use a tripod and longer exposure (and lower ISO to compensate)
Artistically
There is a lot going on in this shot - between the trees, the second firework and the cable bottom right, the eye is drawn all over the place which does detract from the focus. Difficult to know where the firework is going to off, so one way around this is to take a reasonably wide area and then crop down tight on the bit you want to focus on later - totally possible with the number of Mega Px in a 60D!
This shot looks like a great learning experience - I hope you enjoyed taking it. If you get good at firework shots, let me know and I'll come pestering you for 'how to' advice!
Cheers,
Frank. |
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