Fireworks & Night Photography (food, photos, sculpture, light)

[pwright1]

[elgin loon]

Designed by Al Weiwei, the consultant artist for the 2008 Olympics 'Bird's Nest' stadium in Beijing.

[PhotogGal]

That is really cool, Elgin Loon!

[docindigo76]

I have the good fortune of being able to watch most of the Philly 4th of July fireworks from my car park deck at my residence. I didn't notice the character this shot took until after reviewing all I took that night, but the firework trails seemed to form the shape of an eagle! I don't know if this was intentional on the part of the designers of the show, but cool nonetheless. Pity though I have a small building blocking part of my view, but it's not really so intrusive.

This was an 8-second exposure at f25, 109 mm.

[Fuzz]

Some night shots, all shot with Nikon D50 and Tamron 18-200mm lens (no special equipment)...

Milky Way (1-min exposure):


Star trails (30-min exposure):


Andromeda Galaxy rising (2-min exposure):


Andromeda Galaxy close-up (2-min exposure):


The following shots were taken with the Nikon attached to my Celestron 8" telescope...

Moon:


Jupiter and three of its moon (L to R): Ganymede, Io, Europa:

[MRVphotog]

These are all great shots of fireworks but the key to getting the shot that really separates the men from the boys is to give you fireworks pic a sense of place. Get some of the foreground in the pic or some other element that says where it was taken. The White House or Washington Monument if it's in DC, the Statue of Liberty for NY, the Space Needle in Seatle or a church or a lake where your at.

This is Montpelier, Vermont.

[solecism]

I'd never really tried fireworks photos before this year. Luckily there are tons of online tips and tutorials for shooting fireworks, which helped a lot.



here's the Macy's display over NYC - as seen from New Jersey.

and a funny little shot that showed up from the Berkeley Heights display...

[TN Tin Man]

My second third attempt to do night photography Canon Sx10is and trying to capture lightning..

[BereniceUK]

[mrspeedyt]

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