Manual settings for fireworks

[Gina]

Hi all,

What settings are best for taking shots of fireworks? I realise that a tripod will come in handy - any help would be greatfully received as this is a little out of my comfort zone. Using a Canon 400D.

Gina

[ekkl]

Re: Manual settings for fireworks

Hi Gina, Ian posted this sometime back http://dpnow.com/1302.html
Post up what you take? I will do the same tomorrow

[Ian]

Re: Manual settings for fireworks

Hi Gina, Ian posted this sometime back http://dpnow.com/1302.html
Post up what you take? I will do the same tomorrow

Looking back, that article didn't cover exposure very well. Looking at my best fireworks shots, you really need a shutter speed of around 2 seconds an I found that an aperture of f/11 preserved the brightness of the trails without bleaching out the colour. This is at ISO 100.

A tripod would be very advisable as long as there isn't a crowd of people who might bump into it.

Ian

[Gina]

Re: Manual settings for fireworks

Thanks guys for your prompt replies, will be having a go later and will post the results. Many thanks.

[rogleale]

Re: Manual settings for fireworks

You who dwell in the UK are lucky to have dark nights for the 5th November fireworks. Here in France the best ones are on July 14th so we usually have to wait until midnight for them to start, and after hanging around in bars for a few hours apertures don't seem very important!
Here are a couple I took this year in Camaret.





Roger

[jojo]

Re: Manual settings for fireworks

Great stuff Roger - I think the first one is a cracker (excuse the pun ).

jo

[Ian]

Re: Manual settings for fireworks

You who dwell in the UK are lucky to have dark nights for the 5th November fireworks. Here in France the best ones are on July 14th so we usually have to wait until midnight for them to start, and after hanging around in bars for a few hours apertures don't seem very important!
Here are a couple I took this year in Camaret.





Roger:

[Barr1e]

Re: Manual settings for fireworks

I liked the pix.

Sausages - I forgot to buy the sparklers today.

Regards. Barr1e

[Ian]

Re: Manual settings for fireworks

I liked the pix.

Sausages - I forgot to buy the sparklers today.

Regards. Barr1e

[ekkl]

Re: Manual settings for fireworks

I took 92 pics this evening whilst out with freinds and family. Unfortunately as I was the lighter of fireworks, I didn't really get much time with the camera. I was lighting the things then running back to where my camera was and taking a few quick pics as they went off. Couldn't get any rockets at all as my tri-pod doesn't point straight up and I didn't have much time anyway to be honest. Going out with just the 100mm prime lens on didn't help either!!

Anyhow, one of the best I actually took was in the house testing the settings with a sparkler! Here it is and I am not brave enough to show any more from earlier on!!

[ekkl]

Re: Manual settings for fireworks

Come on then!! Did anyone get any pics?

I will put some more up later.....

[Gina]

Re: Manual settings for fireworks

Mine were rubbish on the canon, just couldn't get the shots I wanted but did end up with a cold! I used my Panasonic Lumix on the firework setting.

This first image has been a combo of several fireworks merged into one image that I entered in the current salon.

[Pops]

Re: Manual settings for fireworks

Don't run yourself down ekkl. You captured the sparkles very well