Justaddwata

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Some nice fireworks pics guys. Any hints on settings used?

carlbellybutton10

once i get the pics of the firework show we out on i will post them. a guy took like 257 from a 1/2 hour show. usually it last 1.5 hours but there was a burn ban and we didn't want to get a ticket

Safety Hawk

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I set my camera up on a tripod and pointed in in the general direction of the action. I set it to manual and adjusted my aperture as low as it would go....which happened to be f/3.5 for this lens.
I set the shutter speed to 3 seconds......well I started with 5 sec, then switched to 3. I set it to manual focus and focused on a couple of shots, and then once I had everything how I wanted it, I used my wireless remote to snap the shots from then on.

Here is my complete exif for the first shot I posted.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 3 sec (3)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV

X-Resolution: 240 dpi
Y-Resolution: 240 dpi
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Date and Time: 2008:07:05 00:39:51
Exposure Program: Manual
Date and Time (Original): 2008:07:04 20:07:47
Date and Time (Digitized): 2008:07:04 20:07:47
Shutter Speed: -1584963/1000000
Maximum Lens Aperture: 36/10
Metering Mode: Pattern
Sub-Second Time (Original): 00
Sub-Second Time (Digitized): 00
Sensing Method: One-chip colour area sensor
CFA Pattern: GREEN BLUE RED GREEN
Exposure Mode: Manual
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1/1
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 27
Saturation: High saturation
Sharpness: Hard

Tigger N. Bennie

If you right click save the photos, you should be able to view the EXIF data which will show the settings used. I know my fireworks photos vary, especially since I forgot the batteries for my shutter release cable at the baseball game. Most of the baseball game fireworks photos were taken in Aperature Priority, F11, for about 10 secs. However, the other set of fireworks photos on the Fourth were taken in Manual mode, F/8, at various times. Could be 8 secs, could be 6.6 secs., etc. I simply watched the bursts and triggered the shutter release cable on and off. If too many bursts shot of at once, I tended to stop the shot. I didn't have a black card/black something or I may have just covered the lens until the bursts slowed. ISO was 100 and/or as low as I could set the camera body for both sets.

Safety Hawk

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One of these days I want to try the black card trick. I always forget about it. You have some cool shots by the way.

supamagician

Wow guys these are some truely amazing pics. I cant wait till this school year. I will be in 10th grade, and I am taking photography. I will be renting an LSR camera for the whole year.

Mr. Mugen

Here is one from last year.

Nick2618

Are you gettings DSLR (digital camera) or a SLR 35mm? If you are getting a SLR you can just buy a decent cheap one on ebay for about 70 or so.

Justaddwata

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Tigger / Hawk,
Thanks guys - I really appreciate the info. I have been taking lunar shots and was thinking a similar fast shutter speed would be the trick - but it actually makes sense to have a longer shutter which gives the full burst. Just not something that is easy to practice shooting and if you are wrong on the night you end up with a lot of disappointing shots (be the way I could see my efforts going).

Midget

Just Sorting though My Photos
Found some cool ones.
-This is just when the sun was setting, When i first got my camera, I was on Auto Mode:P


-My cat, just waking up

-Think hes thirsty


-Just a nice simple image

slayerphonics

Those sunset photos are good shots for HDR, I bet they would look awesome, You can do a Single photo in HDR it doesn't come out nearly as good but still looks sweet, If you don't mind id like to try it to one of those sunset photos

Midget

Yeah Go for it.
I haven't Realy tried HDR before, But i would imagen it could be done with
Photoshop to change the Exposure??

2DMaxLST!!

I took this tonight on my front porch.

slayerphonics

Cool, those things are every where here in florida, surprised he stayed still long enough for you

2DMaxLST!!

Today he looked like this.. He's out there at least once a day.

2DMaxLST!!

Safety Hawk

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Nice shot. Those things are quick.

Here are a couple RC shots that I liked. The mugen is my brother-in laws, and the losi is his sons. Notice the matching paint jobs.

2DMaxLST!!

Those are some nice action shots, I am trying to learn to take some of those.

I took this a week ago.

2DMaxLST!!

My LST from tonight.

Tigger N. Bennie

I took the landscape photo on Friday while in Utah and the baseball photo on Saturday. Tonight, some female bodybuilders.

Spdsk8er

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Nik.

GaGeeBees

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"druel"??

Safety Hawk

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bluecaka69

wow that BEAUTIFUL