Fireworks

[gdavidson]

Due to flooding and bad weather, we had our Guy Fawkes fireworks tonight. A great opportunity to get the camera out

[steve.ledger]

Well done, nice and sharp.
Did you use a fast prime for these?

[gdavidson]

Thanks Sledger.

I was using a pair of zoom lenses (12-24mm and 24-70mm) but to get the right balance between ISO and shutter speed (anything between 1 second to 6 seconds) I had to use apertures of around F9. Tripod was essential as was guessing where the firework was going to go!

[Jimi King]

Those are really very nice and crisp. Fireworks are not easy to photograph.

[zaphodeist]

The second one especially good

[gdavidson]

Thank you Jimi Kink and John.

They are a bit tricky to photograph as you never know what's coming next or where it's going to happen. Part way through the show, I did spot a pattern where there seemed to be 3 different heights the fireworks reached so I framed at those heights, anticipated when the mortars were going to go off and hoped for the best!

[spondoolix]

Graeme
I really enjoy looking at all your photographs. You have posted an impressive portfolio over the last few weeks.
Regarding the pictures in the present post, I find the second particularly appealing.

[zaphodeist]

Talking of lights in the Scottish sky ... though a bit of a traipse for you Graeme [if I've got my geography right]

[jyoung]

Really nice photos, well done.

[gdavidson]

Thank you Spondoolix for your very kind sentiments. I'm really pleased you enjoyed the photos. Thank you too Joe!

Jimi - sorry about misspelling your user name!

Thanks for the interesting link, John, I wish I lived near there! The last time I had a power cut, I took advantage of it and tried to photograph the milkyway - below. Despite what seemed like total darkness, the surroundings looked like the streetlights were still on in the photo!