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fireworks on the fourth of July


fireworks on the fourth of July
Photo Information
Copyright: Jill Rhoton (jillsarizona) Silver Star Critiquer [C: 18 W: 0 N: 8] (88)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-04
Categories: Artwork, Event, Experimental, Abstract
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-01-28 16:44
Viewed: 475
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This summer I experimented by photographing our local 4th of July fireworks show. It was a lot of fun and I came out with a variety of results. I liked this one because of the "feathers" of light left by the explosion. With my Olympus OM1 it was a real gamble deciding how long to hold the shutter open.

Your suggestions and comments are always welcome. Thank you.
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Hello Jill,
I think that you did a good choice because the effect is really nice. What I like most here is this beautiful composition. This is well done and well seen! Thanks,
Claudine

beautiful pov here, great closeup, like a white coconut tree:)

Hi Jill...
Seeing your fireworks pictures reminds me of the great time I had photographing the big 4th fireworks display at Tempe Town Lake a year earlier than yours were taken:
Tempe Town Lake Fireworks

The only trick to fireworks photography is:
1-Point your camera where the fireworks WILL be.
2-Take tripod mounted timed exposures long enough to capture the fireworks but short enough to keep the sky nice and black.
3-If you have a zoom lens experiment with many different zoom values and compositions to get a good variety if shots.

That is about all you really need to know. It helps to take a set of test images before the fireworks starts to zero in on the right exposure values.

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  • degani Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 176 W: 0 N: 262] (2624)
  • [2008-02-10 12:00]

hi Jill,
beautiful and unusual picture of fireworks, you have done really a great and difficult job, bravo
ciao
franco

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