fireworks

[pie-eater]

hi, any basic settings for fireworks?

 

[mmcp42]

slow shutter speed
couple of seconds about right
you need to capture trails

oh and a tripod!
remote is useful to avoid camera shake
lock the mirror up

 

[pie-eater]

2 seconds, what f number?

 

[mmcp42]

5 sec f/11 iso-400

 

[rh1944]

Or you can do try hand held. My favourite images from last year's fireworks competition were taken at f4.0, 1/125th and ISO400; f3.5, 1/20th and ISO100 also worked well. Neither of these gets the trails of mmcp42's approach, but they do work well when standing under the fireworks when they explode.

 

[mole2k]

As with other similar forms of photography it's good to remember that the camera settings works a bit different than usual.

The shutter speed adjusts the length of trails, the aperture and iso adjusts the brightness of the trails. It's been a while from i've shot fireworks but last time I did I shot using iso100, f4 and shutter speeds in the 4-6 second region.

You can try taking a hat or similar to cover the lens leaving the shutter open in bulb mode if you want to capture multiple fireworks in the one shot.

 

[rh1944]

f4.0, 1/125th and ISO400 results in:

A completely different outcome.

 

[mole2k]

Similar to the theme of tight crops of fireworks, this was a 200mm hand held (propped against a window: iso100, f4, 1 sec.

 

[pie-eater]

thanks guys there is a lot of differing settings i could try untill i find a happy medium.

 

[joxby]

Its a tripod job, you can try without but you'll maximise you're chances of getting something sharp and noiseless with a tripod and shutter release cable.
Handheld is possible, but its all high iso's and big holes.

iso 1000 f/3.5 1/20th.....you might recognise the building, I just got back from there tonight after another orrible Saturday night event watch

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