Fireworks!!!
Monday, July 4, 2011
I was very excited to try taking firework pictures for the first time! We weren't super prepared and didn't have the best view in the world of the show, and I trees blocking half of them, but I still got a few I liked! These are all Straight Out Of Camera (except for cropping) so I'm also using them for Jill and Ashley's "Good to Wow" link up. We link up our SOOC shots with Jill and then link our edits with Ashley on Thursday.
So I read this great firework tutorial on Snapshots by Michelle and pretty much followed all her tips. I used a tripod, set my ISO to 200, my aperture to f/20 and did 4 second exposures. I locked off my focus manually so my camera didn't try to find focal points every time I clicked the shutter. I used my 17-70mm zoom lens and was zoomed in pretty close to 70mm. Here are some of my results!
I really love how all the shots came out so differently, and there's something I REALLY love about the silhouette of the little girl climbing the fence to watch in the last shot!
Hope everyone had a great 4th!
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These are AWESOME! I love that last shot!
That last shot is spectacular!
You did a great job! Love that last one, too.
Great job. The last one is def. my favorite!!
And you my friend ROCKED these!
Awesome :-D
Glad you had fun capturing them too!
I went last night too and had a second night to try out different settings :-D Which was really fun!
Lovely!! Visiting from SST.
Oh my, these fireworks are just AMAZING.
You are really good. I'm not surprised however you would do such a GREAT job.
Hope you have a blessed day today!
I love your shots! There are several that are just so cool!
These are FANTASTIC!! I wish my fireworks images came out this crisp and beautiful. I'll need to read the tutorial and work on it. Beautiful shots!
These are fantastic!
wonderful captures,LOVE the last one!
wow.wow.wow! The last one is a framer! :)
Awesome fireworks shots!
Those are AMAZING!
These are great! I LOVE the last one!!!
Wow, wow, wow! I love them all!!! Gorgeous shots. I am so jealous.
You did great!!! I love the last shot too!
I tried shooting the fireworks too for the first time this year, I *did* like them; until I saw yours! ;)
Wonderful shots. The third and last ones are my favorite.
Marla @ www.blueskiesphotoblog.com
wow - these are fantastic - never would know this is your first time!!
Those are fantastic!!! I love that last one, too!
All these fireworks shots are amazing! I always especially impressed with the multicoloured ones...
These are fantastic! I love the last one with the silhouettes.
Those are FANTASTIC! We didn't watch any fireworks this year :( so your photos will have to be my fireworks fix.
Amazing!!!
These are really awesome! You must have been further from your fireworks--my 50mm cut of the edges of my shots. That last one is particularly incredible!
SO beautiful- makes me feel like I am there.
I had high hopes for mine- but without the tripod it was not happening. Next year I will be ready. :)
I don't think you can improve on these. Just perfect. Love em. V
They all came out really amazing...but I love that last one the best!!
Gorgeous shots! The last one is AMAZING!
Thanks for linking up!
Amazing shots! I'll have to use those tips for next year - wow!
You did an amazing job capturing these fireworks. The shots are gorgeous.
Great captures. My fav is the white one. It looks magical.
Bella Vida by Letty
Have a great day.
Great shots! New follower!
No doubt about it.
Ya done good!
=)
spectacular! i took some over the holiday, but not near this good! what's the trick?
Yay, Jaymi!! Love these and thanks so much for the shout out!! :) Glad my tips helped!!
I tried picking favs, but they kept changing as I scrolled down... haha! But that last one with the girl silhouetted, is one of the top ones!!
Wonderful shots. Maybe next year I can do that.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the last one! Amazing!!!
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