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Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts) Sun Mar 1, 2015, 04:05 PM Mar 2015

Fireworks

We're in the middle of our annual Fur Rendezvous winter festival. Not too much winter going on here, no sprint dogsled races, but we still got the fireworks. These are a little fuzzy because of the freezing drizzle, but I still kind of like them.

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Fireworks (Original Post) Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 OP

And you should like them, my dear Blue! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2015 #1

The softness is a nice touch NV Whino Mar 2015 #2

Very nice! CrispyQ Mar 2015 #3

Beautiful. Adsos Letter Mar 2015 #4

Very good. Someday I will get it right and will post some. alfredo Mar 2015 #5

This time I set it on manual focus Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #6

I'm wondering if the Live Time feature would be better than bulb on my alfredo Mar 2015 #7

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,726 posts)

1. And you should like them, my dear Blue!

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 05:38 PM

Mar 2015

I like the slightly fuzzy texture too, and the colors are wonderful...

Well done!

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

2. The softness is a nice touch

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 05:54 PM

Mar 2015

Adds a painterly quality to the image.

CrispyQ

(36,533 posts)

3. Very nice!

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 06:59 PM

Mar 2015

The third one is my fave. Probably cuz it has blue in it.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

4. Beautiful.

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 10:40 PM

Mar 2015

Along with what others have admired I also like the sense of the smoke drifting in the sky. These are very nice.

Looks cold out there.

alfredo

(60,077 posts)

5. Very good. Someday I will get it right and will post some.

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 12:58 AM

Mar 2015

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

6. This time I set it on manual focus

Reply to alfredo (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:42 AM

Mar 2015

and focused on all the city lights before the show started. (Really - they're as focused as they could be under the conditions.). I used ISO 100, f/8 I think, automatic white balance, and BULB. This was different than my former guesses on fireworks.

The spot I was shooting from is probably a mile from where they were being shot off - I used the 70-200 lens at probably 150 mm or so.

alfredo

(60,077 posts)

7. I'm wondering if the Live Time feature would be better than bulb on my

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 11:47 AM

Mar 2015

camera?

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