New Years Sparklers

[Frank Schmidt]

This image is not all that great for composition but I think you can get some valuable information from it .

The picture shows you that you can get a well exposed porcelain lamp with party hat and champagne bottle on camera left and still get the sparkler effect ; all on one exposure. No editing and no Photoshopping; I just cropped it a little.

60 second shot, f/20, ISO 100 and 50mm lens.

What needs to be done here is to close the shutter sooner to cut off the blow out of too much light from the sparklers.

Otherwise not too bad for a first attempt ; two light sources (or three if you count the off=camera lamp ), No flash used here.

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[OsmosisStudios]

Sorry Frank, but that sparkler totally kills it.

[Frank Schmidt]

Thanks Adam,

Please set up the scene your way and shoot it and show me a better photo. You're the man; don't panic.