Fireworks 2011 - Photos

[MN Scout]

Got fireworks photos from 2011 post them here.

Couple resources for anyone just getting into this:
How to Photograph Fireworks

Photographing Fireworks in Your Backyard

An interesting technique I saw last year was to use shorter exposures like 1/250 second and a wide open aperture with an ISO around 500->800 to stop the action. madFive first opened my eyes to this technique last year. I used my 50mm prime lens at f/2.2 and 1/250 and ISO 500 on my D300 and 7fps continuous shooting with good success. The shots look really cool if you can get the fireworks burst to fill the photograph, or if you combine a bunch of bursts in post editing. An instant after the fireworks explode looks really awesome.

The Fireworks 2010 Thread

Here are 2 from 6/29 of the Plymouth, MN fireworks. I was about 10 miles away, shooting with my 70-300 @200-300mm.

 

[MN Scout]

Went to another fireworks show. Normally I'm right next to the show but decide to stay back 4 miles and get a different composition. The sky was very hazy and the weather was hot and humid, the visibility was reported as 6 miles on the weather channel. The Minneapolis skyline is just barely shining through (~15 miles). Taken with my 70-300mm.

 

[Adam]

Amityville, NY

Jones Beach:

 

[Kadath]

Here's my best this year:

http://www.navesink.net/2011/07/taste-of-kaboom-2011.html
http://www.navesink.net/2011/07/atlantic-highlands-fireworks.html

Sam

 

[ladykiller]

nice pics

 

[Auric]

I finally got a couple of decent ones this year; they ended up being rescheduled for July 5th due to rain:

 

[cuongnq]

Wow, Wonderful