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There is something special about the fireworks on this one. Very well timed. I just wish to see more of the building I suppose. As presented it looks clipped.
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Originally Posted by
Adhika Lie
There is something special about the fireworks on this one. Very well timed. I just wish to see more of the building I suppose. As presented it looks clipped.
Thank you. I was trying to keep the street light out of the shot so the bottom of the shot is how I framed it. You can see the light's effect in the Nugget sign.
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I know exactly what you mean. Usually double exposure is the way to avoid blowing out the street lights. Did you experiment with vertical composition?
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I did not. I need to buy a "L" bracket for the camera. I definitely thought of it and wished I had one.
I scoped out a spot that is more open just a tougher spot for leveling the camera. I think I will give it a try next year. I will definitely have a "L" bracket then too.
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Hi John
My technique for fireworks is to frame the shot before hand (and avoiding street lights, signs etc like you did) before the show starts. Once the show starts I look through the viewfinder and start counting off the seconds as soon as i hear the "Boom", and stop counting when that firework just launched is past its best. The seconds counted is the shutter time i set, often about 15 sec.... After that its just a matter of setting the f stop and ISO to get exposure and noise compromise you are happy with.. This is V nice, but i would remove that random heading off to the LHS..
DON
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Thanks Don for the suggestion.
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I've found that using the bulb setting allows me control since different fireworks have different times.
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Hi John - Nice colors against the pitch black sky. You've received good suggestions above.
TFS,
Rachel
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But for the bottom of the frame, I love it.
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Hi John...love the way the fireworks look like some sort of ornate, neon grasses...I too do not favor the buildings along the bottom edge.
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Originally Posted by
Rachel Hollander
Hi John - Nice colors against the pitch black sky. You've received good suggestions above.
TFS,
Rachel
Thank you, I agree.
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Originally Posted by
Arthur Morris
But for the bottom of the frame, I love it.
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Thanks Artie.
I would love to know what you would do with the bottom of the frame. I have considered cloning the buildings out.
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Originally Posted by
Andrew McLachlan
Hi John...love the way the fireworks look like some sort of ornate, neon grasses...I too do not favor the buildings along the bottom edge.
Thank you Andrew. I would love to hear your thoughts on dealing with the bottom.
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another vote here that loves the firework "bloom", but wishes there was more at the bottom :)
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Originally Posted by
Morkel Erasmus
another vote here that loves the firework "bloom", but wishes there was more at the bottom :)
Thanks Morkel. Next time's goal is a much larger anchor for the fireworks. Hopefully we will have them next year at this same location.