Fireworks Photography

Since I'd never tried fireworks photography before, I wasn't quite sure what to do---and I didn't bother reading up before I went. So based on a little advice from Javal last week, I used a tripod, manual focus (guessing at the "hyperfocal" point), and manual exposure. F-stops were from f/10 on up, and exposures were from 1 to 30 seconds. I used the mirror lock-up feature of the hacked 300D firmware, but still wished I had brought my homebrew remote shutter release.

I came up with a few decent shots. I shot "RAW", and the photos are unprocessed besides being converted to jpeg with default parameters and a 50% size reduction.

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The Baseball Field

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Waiting for the show to start

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Here we go...

R, W, B

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Three Starbursts

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Portrait: Moustache, Glowing Eyes, Weird Hairdo

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Ground burst and air bursts

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Unsteady

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That's All, Folks

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