She chose a close spot to the rodeo arena where they were shooting fireworks. Ug what good does it do to use a tripod if I'm looking straight up. I either had to hold the tripod up or get down on my knees. So I opted to leave her and move further away.I didn't have much faith in my Canon EOS camera, compared to a Digital SLR. But my Canon has a fireworks setting which I decided to try. On this setting the shutter opens for what seems like an eternity. I counted 7 seconds before I could shoot again. I talked to the camera, "Come on come on , we're missing fireworks" because it wouldn't shoot faster. My shots weren't sharp, enough to stop the action But I got a few good shots in focus droopy fireworks, which makes for interesting patterns and design.
As kids we used to name the fireworks. What would you name this one?
"The wind is getting a little strong"
I thought this was the best shot
The challenge is knowing where they are going to burst open. I can see with the naked eye the trail going up but not through the camera lense.
Very cool pictures. My favorite is the 6th picture which has the organge fire work that looks like a spider with a lot of legs. I would call it "spider legs."
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ReplyDeleteYes to the spider one with the action feet. And I like the layer-layer look of #2.
Remember when we used to call some of droopy fireworks pollywogs?
ReplyDeleteThe third one down is my favorite. It is a fairy with ruffled wings. In other words, you can't just point & shoot?
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