firework photography

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just looking for any tips on firework photography as i have never tried it before but will be doin very soon
 
Tripod, "B" setting, check the display on the camera to see if the colours are OK and that they're not too dark. Start at about f/8 and adjust up or down until you get the effect you're after. ISO 200 should be OK.
 
A tripod is a must, also a remote or cable release.
shutter speed of around 3-5 seconds, depending how many bursts there are. iso 100-200

Get there early, Bring a torch with you.
 
JonClarke said:
A tripod is a must, also a remote or cable release.
shutter speed of around 3-5 seconds, depending how many bursts there are. iso 100-200

Get there early, Bring a torch with you.
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Seems to me it's a case of 'suck it and see'......

I've read up on firework togging myself as Nov 5th's not too far away, and one will say iso100 with a longer shutter and someone else will say higher iso with a shorter shutter.....f4 up to f11.....tripod or handheld... :shrug::shrug:

Try em all that's gonna be my motto....it don't cost owt to experiment!!

I'm that crap....even if I go out in the daylight and take 50-60 shots, I'll only get 5-10 'keepers'....so fireworks aint gonna be much worse for me I dare say..... :nuts:
 
You'll find really you cant go wrong, you get so much conflicting information because really there is any amount of ways you can take photographs of fireworks. Hand held means the trails aren't straight but that can look pleasant itself.
 
You can get decent results taking the images hand held. Try ISO 100 and shutter speeds of 1/10th to 1/20th second. You'll get 200 - 300 images from a 15 minute display and there'll be plenty of keepers as any other method. Have a look at the last two images in my thread here http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=86399

Taks a chance, there's always more than one way.
 
If you have a tripod then use it! For the best results you really need a shutter speed from half a second upwards to catch some decent movement. This was a 1 second exposure:

FW01.jpg


More here.
 
I've always just focused to roughly the right amount the locked it there and shoot at f8.
 
I just flick the switch on the lens itself. That'll work if its focus by wire some lenses which have rotating front elements might creep, I know the canon 50 f1.8 is terrible for that.
 
If there is something you can focus on that would be about the same distance then you can use that failing that if your shooting fairly wide you can generally set the focus to infinity and using f8 that works well.

I'm really lazy so I would autofocus on something then switch the lens to manual if possible :D
 
Garry79 said:
If you have a tripod then use it! For the best results you really need a shutter speed from half a second upwards to catch some decent movement. This was a 1 second exposure:

FW01.jpg


More here.
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WOW!!!! this shot is amazing i love it:clap:
 
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