So,this weekend will be like Beirut round here.....
Going to the big display and will be taking kit,inc tripod and cable release.
Manual focus,about f8 ish and low iso is what I think I used last year.
All advice welcome...
Live Composite mode
soo who has got an Olympus... think they are the only ones who have this?
Big fire and display at work today so looking forward to getting something decent after what is looking like a long and busy 10 hour working day. Our event usually sells out and despite numerous reminders to our customers we still end up with customers ringing late Saturday PM for tickets and I really hate saying no.
Here's hoping for a dry and wind free night.
Didn't they remove the rear IR sensor on the D500 meaning the remotes only work from in front of the camera?Hmm, first up, my ebay cheapy remote trigger didnt want to talk to my D500....BUMMER.
SO, given a reasonably short and sharp display, I didnt have a lot of time - had preset the D500 to Iso 100, F8 and MF, 4 sec exp.....
Reasonably happy with the results...
untitled (11 of 11) by Mark P, on Flickr
untitled (3 of 11) by Mark P, on Flickr
Few more on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/30938108@N02/albums/72157686998870402
Black card that taking me back to film days no need today just put in layers in Photoshop and blend, easy.Low iso, f8 to f11, bulb mode, remote shutter release and piece of black card
Not sure tbh, this was a cheapy wired jobby....Didn't they remove the rear IR sensor on the D500 meaning the remotes only work from in front of the camera?
Just read up on it, there aren't any IR receivers in the D500, you'll need a radio remote from what I read.Not sure tbh, this was a cheapy wired jobby....
We get a great (free) view of your display from where we are. Last year it was better than the local council one.
Not quite, you can buy any remote designed for Nikon cameras that use the 10 Pin connector. This has normally been the Pro DSLRs and the D200/300/300S and now the D500 cameras. Even the radio remote controls use the same socket to connect to the camera. Basic wired remotes can be had for less that £5 if you look around. If you want a timer and intervalometer, then about £10-£35. Radio remotes can be had for similar prices. For the price of the timer and intervalometer compared to a 'dumb' remote, I would get one of those.Just read up on it, there aren't any IR receivers in the D500, you'll need a radio remote from what I read.
My tip is: Don't waste your time by shooting that boring firework pictures. Create something that matters!
Live composite mode...what is this please? Where do I find it? Does it keep the viewfinder open while you shoot?
It's a feature on Olympus cameras where you can click the shutter once to set the base exposure, then click again to start Live Composite mode - only new light sources will be added to the frame meaning you can just keep the shutter open and let different fireworks (or any other light source) build up without over exposing the sky...very handy!
What! who are you to tell someone what to photograph or not?My tip is: Don't waste your time by shooting that boring firework pictures. Create something that matters!
Buy an oly, put it on a tripod, run the right program and go for a beer, that"s it.To take fireworks is a very good learning project all about exposure and what you can do with changing the Exposure triangle.
My tip is: Don't waste your time by shooting that boring firework pictures. Create something that matters!
A forum is primarily thought for discussion and that works at best by not being personal.This forum is for people to share photos and knowledge
My tip is: Don't waste your time by shooting that boring firework pictures. Create something that matters!
If that's your opinion, OK, it's fine for me.Some right, and yours comes under some are WRONG.
So this is not worth trying then?Buy an oly, put it on a tripod, run the right program and go for a beer, that"s it.
But unfortunately that's not "Talk Equipment" here, it's "Talk Photography".
I'm not telling anyone, what to photograph, I've just been asked for a tip, I gave mine. I do not have the power to change anyone"s behavior, so you don"t have to fear me. But maybe someone"s gonna think about it.
Fireworks are great (sometimes), but I've never seen a picture which can compete, not a little bit. Compared to reality I find them all boring, sorry.
As Gary Winogrand said (in probably not exactly the same words): If something does"t look better on a photograph than in reality, it didn't work.
Honestly, not for me.So this is not worth trying then?
I wonder if the Fuji has a similar feature they call something else? I was looking for the way you do multiple exposures on Saturday, but I couldn't find it. I am struggling to work the menus to be honest - it isn't all that easy for a high tech reject. One of these days I will find out how to put my CDs onto my mobile phone and listen to them when I am out and about.....
My tip is: Don't waste your time by shooting that boring firework pictures. Create something that matters!
There are various types photography and subjects which do nothing for me, but I don't tell people that their interests are boring and don't matter (to me), and so they should do something else.Honestly, not for me.
I've tried that once, when I was young and a beginner. Although your pictures are probably better than mine were, there's no story, no emotion, just a random pattern.