I hope everyone had a great 4th holiday! We really enjoyed the day having a cookout with our neighbors, and then going to see our local fireworks.
I wanted to give you some tips on taking pictures of fireworks.
There are a couple of things you need to get good fireworks pictures.
1. Someplace steady to set your camera
2. A very slow shutter speed. You will want it to stay open for several seconds. (hence the need for a steady place for the camera)
3. If you can control the aperature on your camera, you want to set it to about f11.
If you aren’t using a tripod, find something steady to set your camera on. This is important because with the slow shutter speed, you will get a LOT of movement if you try to hold the camera.
Once you hear the fireworks thump when it is fired, press your shutter gently. You will need to work on the timing a little bit because you want the shutter speed to be long enough that it captures the blast of the fireworks and a bit of the trail.
With a bit of experimenting, you will be able to get some really neat shots. Here are a few that I got last night.
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Just beautiful.. You NAILED these Fireworks Pics.. M