How to Shoot Fire Crackers

[Harshad Barve]

Dear All
We have Diwali night toady and lot of fire crackers will be there
Would love to get some tips from experts on this , never done before
I can shoot from one bridge here
I have D700, 50mm, 300mm, 600mm

All help is much appreciated
Harshad

[Mike Tracy]

If you are referring to what we call fireworks it's pretty easy to get the basics down in one night.

manual, ISO around 125, f/11, using a remote shutter release is what I do on bulb setting, tripod mounted, manual focus.

For starts open your shutter when you hear the shell leave the mortar and keep open until the explosions trails have vanished.

It's pretty a matter of just playing around with exposure times and getting what your after.

[arash_hazeghi]

Mike covered fireworks, but if this is more like a candle festivity I'd use 50mm set to f/2 to f/2.8 ISO 1600 to capture people and ambiance. Give us more information about the settings or some sample shots.