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During the recent New Year's celebrations I attempted to capture some of the fireworks on display with a rather mixed bag of results that look very little like the stock imagery one associates with celebratory fireworks.

5s, f/14, ISO 500

The fireworks are overexposed and the surroundings underexposed

At 10 sec the ambient structures are more visible but the fireworks are terribly overexposed

A 2.5 second exposure did make the fireworks come out better at the detriment of the surroundings. Admittedly, the setup capturing the building in this shot does not help the composition but that's seconday.

long-exposure fireworks

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During the recent New Year's celebrations I attempted to capture some of the fireworks on display with a rather mixed bag of results that look very little like the stock imagery one associates with celebratory fireworks.

5s, f/14, ISO 500

The fireworks are overexposed and the surroundings underexposed

At 10 sec the ambient structures are more visible but the fireworks are terribly overexposed

A 2.5 second exposure did make the fireworks come out better at the detriment of the surroundings. Admittedly, the setup capturing the building in this shot does not help the composition but that's seconday.

long-exposure fireworks

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During the recent New Year's celebrations I attempted to capture some of the fireworks on display with a rather mixed bag of results that look very little like the stock imagery one associates with celebratory fireworks.

5s, f/14, ISO 500

The fireworks are overexposed and the surroundings underexposed

At 10 sec the ambient structures are more visible but the fireworks are terribly overexposed

A 2.5 second exposure did make the fireworks come out better at the detriment of the surroundings. Admittedly, the setup capturing the building in this shot does not help the composition but that's seconday.

long-exposure fireworks

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There are many ways to tackle fireworks. A lot of it is experimental.

I found that I get near perfect handheld results with a 22mm to 35mm lens at around f/2.0 or f/2.8, ISO800 to ISO1250 and a shutter speed of 1/30 to 1/50. I keep the camera on Servo with continuous shooting.

It allows for shots that have the light streaks but keeps the highlights just below the point where they are completely blown out.

Any longer than 1/30 sec, I find that the highlights become unrecoverable.

Here are some cropped examples captured handheld on a Canon EOS-M(2012) with the above settings at Disney from the middle of a massive crowd, strollers and kids all over the place. In other words, no space for a tripod.

and the biggest secret that I just remembered, click after the explosion! that way you avoid the bright blownout explosion and capture just the streaks.

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Use a tripod, take a shot of surroundings during an intermission (or even better, at dusk, before the fireworks start), and then shoot the fireworks. Blend the images in post production (this is a case where accurate overlap isn't even necessary).

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These were taken with a Canon 700D with a 22 mm lens f/10 2,5 sec ISO 200

I had the camera set on a tripod and I was shooting with a remote control continuously leaving 1/2 seconds the camera cool before the next shot regardless of what was happening in front of me. Most of the shots showed nothing remarkable, but I got several nice shots.

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There are many ways to tackle fireworks. A lot of it is experimental.

I found that I get near perfect handheld results with a 22mm to 35mm lens at around f/2.0 or f/2.8, ISO800 to ISO1250 and a shutter speed of 1/30 to 1/50. I keep the camera on Servo with continuous shooting.

It allows for shots that have the light streaks but keeps the highlights just below the point where they are completely blown out.

Any longer than 1/30 sec, I find that the highlights become unrecoverable.

Here are some cropped examples captured handheld on a Canon EOS-M(2012) with the above settings at Disney from the middle of a massive crowd, strollers and kids all over the place. In other words, no space for a tripod.

and the biggest secret that I just remembered, click after the explosion! that way you avoid the bright blownout explosion and capture just the streaks.

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answered 1 hour ago

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There are many ways to tackle fireworks. A lot of it is experimental.

I found that I get near perfect handheld results with a 22mm to 35mm lens at around f/2.0 or f/2.8, ISO800 to ISO1250 and a shutter speed of 1/30 to 1/50. I keep the camera on Servo with continuous shooting.

It allows for shots that have the light streaks but keeps the highlights just below the point where they are completely blown out.

Any longer than 1/30 sec, I find that the highlights become unrecoverable.

Here are some cropped examples captured handheld on a Canon EOS-M(2012) with the above settings at Disney from the middle of a massive crowd, strollers and kids all over the place. In other words, no space for a tripod.

and the biggest secret that I just remembered, click after the explosion! that way you avoid the bright blownout explosion and capture just the streaks.

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

answered 1 hour ago

Abdul QuraishiAbdul Quraishi

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add a comment | 

There are many ways to tackle fireworks. A lot of it is experimental.

I found that I get near perfect handheld results with a 22mm to 35mm lens at around f/2.0 or f/2.8, ISO800 to ISO1250 and a shutter speed of 1/30 to 1/50. I keep the camera on Servo with continuous shooting.

It allows for shots that have the light streaks but keeps the highlights just below the point where they are completely blown out.

Any longer than 1/30 sec, I find that the highlights become unrecoverable.

Here are some cropped examples captured handheld on a Canon EOS-M(2012) with the above settings at Disney from the middle of a massive crowd, strollers and kids all over the place. In other words, no space for a tripod.

and the biggest secret that I just remembered, click after the explosion! that way you avoid the bright blownout explosion and capture just the streaks.

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

answered 1 hour ago

Abdul QuraishiAbdul Quraishi

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edited 1 hour ago

answered 1 hour ago

Abdul QuraishiAbdul Quraishi

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answered 1 hour ago

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Use a tripod, take a shot of surroundings during an intermission (or even better, at dusk, before the fireworks start), and then shoot the fireworks. Blend the images in post production (this is a case where accurate overlap isn't even necessary).

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answered 2 hours ago

xenoidxenoid

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1

Use a tripod, take a shot of surroundings during an intermission (or even better, at dusk, before the fireworks start), and then shoot the fireworks. Blend the images in post production (this is a case where accurate overlap isn't even necessary).

share|improve this answer

answered 2 hours ago

xenoidxenoid

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Use a tripod, take a shot of surroundings during an intermission (or even better, at dusk, before the fireworks start), and then shoot the fireworks. Blend the images in post production (this is a case where accurate overlap isn't even necessary).

share|improve this answer

answered 2 hours ago

xenoidxenoid

3,7961519

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answered 2 hours ago

xenoidxenoid

3,7961519

answered 2 hours ago

xenoidxenoid

3,7961519

answered 2 hours ago

xenoidxenoid

3,7961519

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These were taken with a Canon 700D with a 22 mm lens f/10 2,5 sec ISO 200

I had the camera set on a tripod and I was shooting with a remote control continuously leaving 1/2 seconds the camera cool before the next shot regardless of what was happening in front of me. Most of the shots showed nothing remarkable, but I got several nice shots.

share

answered 3 mins ago

Andrea MoriAndrea Mori

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These were taken with a Canon 700D with a 22 mm lens f/10 2,5 sec ISO 200

I had the camera set on a tripod and I was shooting with a remote control continuously leaving 1/2 seconds the camera cool before the next shot regardless of what was happening in front of me. Most of the shots showed nothing remarkable, but I got several nice shots.

share

answered 3 mins ago

Andrea MoriAndrea Mori

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These were taken with a Canon 700D with a 22 mm lens f/10 2,5 sec ISO 200

I had the camera set on a tripod and I was shooting with a remote control continuously leaving 1/2 seconds the camera cool before the next shot regardless of what was happening in front of me. Most of the shots showed nothing remarkable, but I got several nice shots.

share

answered 3 mins ago

Andrea MoriAndrea Mori

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answered 3 mins ago

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answered 3 mins ago

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answered 3 mins ago

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