Helkoryo
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Registered: November 2008
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Mon August 10, 2009 1:21pm
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Lovley shot her and a superb idea for the theme. Andy (member name Toucan) can give you some excellent pointers for firework photography. I am sure if you ask he will be only too pleased to give advise. A very well composed image here though neatly captured.
Thank you for posting
kind rgards Helen
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Mon August 10, 2009 6:57pm
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This is a nice capture of this shell burst, this looks like a coconut palm shell, I have been trying to capture fireworks for a long time now and have had a few turn out well.
You will need a tripod and cable release and a wide angle lens, set the camera to manual mode and select an aperture of f11, set the shutter to Bulb and the ISO to 100, try to get to the venue before dark and focus the lens in manual onto the firing site, have the camera on the tripod in portrait orientation and try to have the bottom of the frame inline with the firing site to catch the ground and low level fireworks, when the display starts you want to fire as many shots as possible with the cable release from between 3 and 5 seconds, you have to remember that the brighter material will need less exposure than some of the high level shells.
I know thats a lot to take in but if you need any more help drop me a message and I will help if I can.
A tip too if you hear a thud from the firing site and there is no burst look up as it is a shell lift, you might just see the fine trail from the delay fuse as it heads skyward.
I am not sure where you are in the UK but Tuesday and Wednesday in plymouth are the British Fireworks Championships.
Regards Andy
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