2012 Fireworks
Discussion
Went to the local firework display last night,so as to not clutter other threads drop your shots in here.
Gunwharf Quays Portsmouth display
Gunwharf Quays Fireworks by sinky 911, on Flickr
Silver Palms by sinky 911, on Flickr
IMG_2147 by sinky 911, on Flickr
IMG_2149 by sinky 911, on Flickr
Lucky Seven by sinky 911, on Flickr
Structure by sinky 911, on Flickr
Golden Palm Throngs by sinky 911, on Flickr
The finale and the curtain of light falls to meet the harbour water by sinky 911, on Flickr
As the smoke clears by sinky 911, on Flickr
Gunwharf Quays Portsmouth display
Gunwharf Quays Fireworks by sinky 911, on Flickr
Silver Palms by sinky 911, on Flickr
IMG_2147 by sinky 911, on Flickr
IMG_2149 by sinky 911, on Flickr
Lucky Seven by sinky 911, on Flickr
Structure by sinky 911, on Flickr
Golden Palm Throngs by sinky 911, on Flickr
The finale and the curtain of light falls to meet the harbour water by sinky 911, on Flickr
As the smoke clears by sinky 911, on Flickr
Edited by JSS 911 on Sunday 4th November 12:09
Edited by JSS 911 on Sunday 4th November 16:47
Love those shots John.
Took these before the summer, my first crack at fireworks.
Sandance, Atlantis @ Palm Jumeirah, Dubai by thisisrobbo, on Flickr
Sandance, Atlantis @ Palm Jumeirah, Dubai by thisisrobbo, on Flickr
Sandance, Atlantis @ Palm Jumeirah, Dubai by thisisrobbo, on Flickr
Took these before the summer, my first crack at fireworks.
Sandance, Atlantis @ Palm Jumeirah, Dubai by thisisrobbo, on Flickr
Sandance, Atlantis @ Palm Jumeirah, Dubai by thisisrobbo, on Flickr
Sandance, Atlantis @ Palm Jumeirah, Dubai by thisisrobbo, on Flickr
Cock Womble 7 said:
Any tips for photographing fireworks?
Will pitch in with my method and let everyone that knows what they are doing either agree or rip to shreds as appropriate!Found a vantage point a good 30 minutes or so before the advertised start time.
Camera on tripod, wired shutter release attached.
Into bulb mode (you have a D7000 iirc?), which is what you get to if you go longer than 30 seconds on Shutter mode, you are then completely in control of shutter speed via the remote.
Focus on whatever else will be in shot (for me the Atlantis hotel in the above) then put into Manual focus so it doesn't hunt
A few test shots to get around the right f stop and iso based on a range of differing exposures. My thinking was that I may opt for trying to catch an individual firework and also a few going off in quick succession, if I got a happy medium somewhere near then I could sort out the RAW afterwards.
Wait for fireworks to start.
Swear lots when they start as they are not where I expected them to be, recompose, refocus quickly.
Take a mixture of longer exposures and shorter ones depending on what is going off, great thing about the remote is that you can stand and watch rather than peering through the viewfinder.
hth
Sparks by tenohfive^, on Flickr
Not in the same league as the above but for handheld at 45mm and 1/6 I'm reasonably happy with the end result.
And I know a few people are against the idea but setting focus to a different button came into it's own with shots like that - all I did was focus to infinity on a distant light and it was ready to go.
Ill have to see if I can get some I took into good enough shape.
Possibly the worst night of shooting ever.
The kiddies display at the Uni was 6:30 but I didn't make it in time and so missed that opportunity to get my eye in. Had to go off what I remembered from the previous year. Then spent the best part of 90minutes standing in the freezing cold waiting for the main show so I had a good spot. The main show was delayed as it was supposed to start at 7:30. This left me extra cold. So, shivering, I managed to get set up ready to go. First of all the wind was blowing at us, so we were immediately covered in the smoke from the fireworks. Then after being dry all day, we got a few spots of drizzle right in the middle of the fireworks. That was the only time it rained. On top of this, I managed to get something very sharp in my right eye and no amount of fiddling with my eyelid or rubbing my eye would sort it (eventually got it out at the end and it was a small piece of grit. I have no idea how it got in my eye, I guess the wind blew it in). So, shaking like a s
tting dog, furiously rubbing my right eye with one hand, I used my weak eye and left hand to take the photos (thank god for wireless triggers). But to say I wasn't fully focused on the task at hand is an understatement.... i could barely see lol!
Then, the fireworks ended. Pretty disappointing. Paid £6 to get in and then had about 5 minutes of fireworks. The same guys did the show last year and we were treated to a good 10-15mins of fireworks and lasers to music. This year it can't of been any longer than half that and I didnt see no lasers. My hunch is that the technical problems that delayed the start, weren't fully resolved and thus we only got half a show. The announcers certainly weren't ready for the end either... it went silent for a while then all we got was "er....er....yeah, brilliant fireworks there, amazing. That concludes the fireworks for this evening". So not even enough time to really get my eye in.
Also they do it on a field.. nothing interesting in the foreground or back ground. So I am a bit grumpy having come home with some rather bland looking images, with rain drops all over them and lots of smoke whiting out the dark sky (well oranging out as the crowd area was flood lit with sodium lamps).
Possibly the worst night of shooting ever.
The kiddies display at the Uni was 6:30 but I didn't make it in time and so missed that opportunity to get my eye in. Had to go off what I remembered from the previous year. Then spent the best part of 90minutes standing in the freezing cold waiting for the main show so I had a good spot. The main show was delayed as it was supposed to start at 7:30. This left me extra cold. So, shivering, I managed to get set up ready to go. First of all the wind was blowing at us, so we were immediately covered in the smoke from the fireworks. Then after being dry all day, we got a few spots of drizzle right in the middle of the fireworks. That was the only time it rained. On top of this, I managed to get something very sharp in my right eye and no amount of fiddling with my eyelid or rubbing my eye would sort it (eventually got it out at the end and it was a small piece of grit. I have no idea how it got in my eye, I guess the wind blew it in). So, shaking like a s
tting dog, furiously rubbing my right eye with one hand, I used my weak eye and left hand to take the photos (thank god for wireless triggers). But to say I wasn't fully focused on the task at hand is an understatement.... i could barely see lol!Then, the fireworks ended. Pretty disappointing. Paid £6 to get in and then had about 5 minutes of fireworks. The same guys did the show last year and we were treated to a good 10-15mins of fireworks and lasers to music. This year it can't of been any longer than half that and I didnt see no lasers. My hunch is that the technical problems that delayed the start, weren't fully resolved and thus we only got half a show. The announcers certainly weren't ready for the end either... it went silent for a while then all we got was "er....er....yeah, brilliant fireworks there, amazing. That concludes the fireworks for this evening". So not even enough time to really get my eye in.
Also they do it on a field.. nothing interesting in the foreground or back ground. So I am a bit grumpy having come home with some rather bland looking images, with rain drops all over them and lots of smoke whiting out the dark sky (well oranging out as the crowd area was flood lit with sodium lamps).
JSS, those are ace!
I learned I need more than 200mm for my usual shots...
New Brighton Fireworks by robjdickinson, on Flickr
I learned I need more than 200mm for my usual shots...
New Brighton Fireworks by robjdickinson, on Flickr
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