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03/01/2009 13:04
Michael Little
Thanks for your thoughts Mike. I'm looking forward to my next change to photograph fireworks now.
03/01/2009 06:15
Mike Salway
I think you correctly analyzed your mistakes so i'm sure you'll do better next time. I haven't done any fireworks photos for a few years, but generally you'll want:
1) A tripod
2) Aperture f/11 or so
3) Exposure around 2-4 seconds
4) Adjust ISO so that it's correctly exposed for the settings above
You don't want the exposure so long that everything ends up as a trail, but you don't want it too short so they're just points either.
And as usual, look for a lovely foreground scene as well, as it adds so much more interest than just a ball of fireworks on its own.