Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Douglas, erm Herr Doug (wink). A treat for the eyes whatever the tricks. Thanks again Phil...x Douglas Sharp wrote: > Open the shutter when you see the rocket going up to the height you > expect it to burst, leave it open for between 5 and 15 seconds at > f5.6, and hope that something comes out. Actually, from where I was > located the time it took from the bang of a rocket being launched to > it bursting was around 3 seconds, so I had a fairly decent guideline > "one and two and three - press". > > Leaving it open for longer times (with smaller apertures) means you > get too much of the brightest bits and and too much of the individual > fireworks overlapping. > > As firework displays nearly always build up to a climax, you do have a > couple of minutes to check a few test shots when you're doing > digital.A certain amount of cropping is unavoidable. > > Cheers > Douglas > > Philippe Amard wrote: > >> Have you thought of a slide show with Haendel's Fireworks musiK to it. >> I like tese shots - how to you anticipate the place they're ging to >> pop? or are these crops? >> >> Congratulations in any case. >> Phil...x >> >> >> Douglas Sharp wrote: >> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Whitby/Fair_Fireworks/ >>> >>> A few shots of fireworks at the close of this year's Whitby Regatta >>> (the >>> 167th). As usual with fireworks a rather meagre harvest of shots that >>> turned out half-ways right and in the frame. >>> Hope you like them. >>> Cheers >>> Douglas >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >