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Hey guys! I hope everyone had an awesome holiday weekend and enjoyed lots of 4th of July burgers, beer and fireworks!! Here are a few fun images I made last night of Petaluma's fireworks. I've been meaning to photograph the fireworks for years but every year something comes up and I never get around to it. Well this year I finally got it together and made it happen, and I'm glad I did. You be the judge.
Check out my "How I did it" notes below the images to learn how to create your own. |
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How I did it:
Lens: 24-70mm 2.8, Aperture: f14, ISO: 400, Shutter speed: Bulb, Metering: Manual, Format: Raw
First, I mounted the camera on a sturdy tripod, set the camera's ISO to 400 and focused on the action. Then I experimented with different shutter speeds and aperture combinations to find just the right combination of settings. I wanted to capture the fireworks in motion, what some call "painting with light". I ended up settling on a shutter speed setting of b (for bulb) and holding down the shutter release button for an approximate 3 count long exposure. Using the camera's shutter release button when making long exposures like this can cause unwanted movement and result in blurry images. Ideally you'll want to invest in an off camera cable or wireless shutter release to avoid this. I stopped the lens down to an aperture of f14 so that I could make a long exposure and capture the movement of the fireworks but not overexpose the image. |
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