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Fourth of July Fireworks


Fourth of July Fireworks
Photo Information
Copyright: Daniel Ryan (boonie) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1263 W: 46 N: 1317] (6413)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-05
Categories: Daily Life, Artwork
Camera: Nikon D 300, 18-200mm AF-S DX VR Nikkor
Exposure: f/8, 3 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-07 11:08
Viewed: 221
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another of my initial attempts to capture fireworks. This one, unlike yesterday's posting contains people in the lower right hand corner. As luck would have it the smoke was blowing away form me.

RAW image processed in Capture NX as well as adjustments in CS3, cropped, levels, sharpened, framed and sized. (ISO 160, 3 sec, f-8)

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Hola Daniel.
Magníficos efectos y preciosos colores.
Excelente presentación.
Saludos, JL.

perfect capture of the fireworks wish i could do the same, mine always look washed out, so i will stick to floral fireworks! .tfs:)

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  • karith Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 935 W: 44 N: 847] (5744)
  • [2008-07-07 11:49]

A grand success, with wonderful color and composition, dramatized with the glow in the billowing smoke. The people are barely evident, but just enough to add reality and the excitement of watching. Great work!

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  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1088 W: 119 N: 1919] (9516)
  • [2008-07-07 12:37]

Lovely Daniel! I really like the colors and the composition with the people in the front!
Nice fireworks!

Cheers,
Anneke

Hi Daniel,
A superb firework photo. The peak and burst were effectively captured along with a stack of smoke. Good work. Greetings! Danilo

Fireworks aren't easy to capture - you did well here! Terrific sharpness given the 3 second exposure, and strong colours. If I may be honest I think the frame is a little too much, both the title and the added red racing-stripe, but of course that's opinion only.
Rew

Hello Daniel !

Cool photography with these red hot colors. The people are not distractive at all , but instead , I find them pretty useful giving a third dimension to your composition with only some contours visible.
Well done!

PS. You know me , specially in this case , I think a black frame would have been even better, enhancing the night mood. Still keeping a thin red line like this one here.

Wow, great shot.
I really like the smoke plume and the foreground as a great contrast to the bright red burst.
Beautiful.
Rick

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  • wilth Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 279 W: 36 N: 375] (1449)
  • [2008-07-07 21:54]

Hey Dan,
Another good one and the luminescent smoke makes it stand out above the norm.
Well done.
Thanks for the view,
Wilt

Hi Dan,

Yes smoke can hamper your attemps at making a perfect shot, but here it only enhances the mood. Love the people included here.
Never tried to capture fireworks, but I see you need 3 seconds to get this beautiful fountain of colour.

TFS
Els

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3368 W: 284 N: 6439] (23900)
  • [2008-07-08 3:52]

The trail of smoke you've captured behind the fireworks actually adds to this image (it doesn't always ) and makes it more 3D
Superb capture, well-timed, fine details
TFs
silke

Really a super shot here Daniel! Nice BIG one in this shot! Excellent details! I wish I could have been where I was supposed to be, but had surgery and could not go! I was so upset! This is really nice!
B-)
Linda

nice capture, how i wish my camera is capable of shooting that kind of beauty, or i have a camera which is able, realy a nice shot dan with the people at the side as a fg its a wonderful shot, tfs

Very nice Daniel. Excellent composition and exposure, with beautiful colors.

TFS,
David

Hi Danny,

I like how you composed your beautiful and colorful fireworks. The details are superb.
TFS
Dennis

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