any tips on shooting Fireworks?

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im thinking of going with.

manual setting.
Raw
f8
shutter speed 2"5
white Balance. Tungsten light.


iv never shot fireworks befor so if people can advice me on how to or maybe settings they have used that would be great.

Thanks
 
Thread here mentions 10sec and 30sec exposures, with pics :)
 
Stand well back! :lol:

ISO 100 16 secs @ f11
 
I find it best if they start the show prior to total darkness so you can record detail by ambient light too, but sill use the aperture to give a very slow shutter speed

In total darkness, it ca work well if you set the shutter to Time (or whatever your equivalent is) and simply hold something over the lens wait for the 'bang', remove the lens cover and recover quickly. This makes the fireworks record without the trail going up nor the fading out bit. Very hit n miss though. Best example I ever saw of this was over London where the city lights had recorded well too and the whole area around the HoP could be seen perfectly

DD
 
Ive done a few firework displays now and found these settings work best.

ISO - 100
F8 to F11
Shutter - Bulb
RAW
white balance - auto ( as its raw you can change it to your liking later.)
Tripod ( really important to keep a steady shot)
Remote release
Also if your camera allows it turn the mirror lock function on. this will reduce camera shake.
Torch - obviously it will be a little dark so this is a handy tool.
Black paper or card - to cover the lens for multiple explosions.

my tecnique - firstly i focus my lens to infinity then once the firework launches i hold down the shutter release until the firework explodes and starts to fade away then if its a small explosion i hold the black card in front of my lens. then when the next firework goes up i remove the card and repeat the above until im happy i have enough explosions in shot. rememeber if its a large blast then you might not need too many explosions in the one shot.

we have some examples of ones i have done on our site under portfolio and events at the end this will give you an idea of what this produces.

good luck
 
julien said:
Ive done a few firework displays now and found these settings work best.

ISO - 100
F8 to F11
Shutter - Bulb
RAW
white balance - auto ( as its raw you can change it to your liking later.)
Tripod ( really important to keep a steady shot)
Remote release
Also if your camera allows it turn the mirror lock function on. this will reduce camera shake.
Torch - obviously it will be a little dark so this is a handy tool.
Black paper or card - to cover the lens for multiple explosions.

my tecnique - firstly i focus my lens to infinity then once the firework launches i hold down the shutter release until the firework explodes and starts to fade away then if its a small explosion i hold the black card in front of my lens. then when the next firework goes up i remove the card and repeat the above until im happy i have enough explosions in shot. rememeber if its a large blast then you might not need too many explosions in the one shot.

we have some examples of ones i have done on our site under portfolio and events at the end this will give you an idea of what this produces.

good luck
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Good advice ill try my best thanks.
 
As an alternative to long exposures, if you have a camera with good high ISO and fast lenses shooting fireworks 'real time' can yield some different results ...

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i was all hype up to go and it rain just my luck, ohwell next week ill give it ago.
 
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