Fireworks Photography

[waffles]

Here's my 1 that I'm sharing. Moving the camera around is so much more fun that just setting a long exposure.

[mattskapunk]

These photos were taken on June 28th, 2009 at the Town of Ramapo Fireworks and Concert at Rockland County Community College in Suffern NY.

Equipment used: Nikon D80 with Nikor 18-70mm Lens and using tripod and wired remote. Shot in 100 ISO, f stops ranged from f8- f13.

[iMatthew]

Here are three of the ones I shot during Boston's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular:






Nikon D40x, Nikkor 18-200mm VR, focal length b/t 20-35mm, f/14, 2.5 second exposure, ISO 100, manual focus, tripod w/ remote (full EXIF data avail on my Flickr stream)

[scottr3]

Camera: Nikon D90
Exposure: 12.1
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

I've been lurking awhile. Saw the tweet today and thought I'd jump in with my first post. I took the photo above while sitting on the bow of a boat. We were right under the show so I couldn't include anything near the horizon.

The photo below is of the boats around us.


Camera: Nikon D90
Exposure: 10.4
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

[animekiti4christ]

Glow sticks glow just as much as fireworks. ^^ All taken with my little canon SD750 while lying on my back. I believe my ISO setting was either 800 or 400...I lowered the exposure a tad on the camera...however, the rest of the settings were auto since it is just a point and shoot camera. but some cool photos nonetheless ^^

[Ishyid]

I just wanted to thank everyone for contributing to this thread. I love all the pciture you all have posted. They aer great. Thanks a bunch everyone.

[rsonnino]

Originally Posted by Greengomez

I realize my shot is quite dark but we were parked in a dirt field. Most importantly though, I had a great time with my family watching the fireworks from afar.

camera- Nikon D40X
F-stop- f/10
ISO- ISO 800
Focal- 150 mm
Max aperture- 4.7
metering mode- spot
No Flash

Hi:
I love the shot. How long was the shutter open?
Thanks,
Roberta

[andrei]

Here are some fireworks shots I took tonight. I live in Waikiki and there is a 5 minute display every Friday in front of the Hilton. I plan on going every week for a while and experimenting with different settings and locations.

Nikon D80, tripod, remote trigger, iso 200, f/16 - various shutter speeds and focal lengths.

[tokyorush]

Folks, I would just like to thank you all for the shared wisdom. Yesterday I shot my first fireworks since I own a DSLR and followed everything posted here and in the guide Darren composed. Results - stunningly good, after you set the right settings, use the right equipment and apply what you read, it's all a piece of cake. Almost all photos were technically good, it was a matter of just choosing the best composure.

Thank you for helping me control every factor possible to get these photos right. I'll post some as soon as I get them polished up.

Rasho

[tokyorush]

Here's a few:







I found the bulb mode+remote switch combo the best, better than pre-setting the exposure, this way you simply press when you see the rocket rising and hold until it shines. I was in a bad location, couldn't chose, so the background is not so nice, but I still love the shots.

Also, I cannot emphasize how important was the purchase of new, bulkier and heavier, but also much more stable tripod. I was on a top of a building, pretty windy, I know my old tripod would wobble under the weight in such winds.