Noob Fireworks Shots

Chai · 6th Apr 2005, 10:05 PM

I haven't really shot fireworks before, and I didn't have time to prepare for these, that's why the settings was at ISO1600, no longer lens, no proper tripod...and it was just outside my window...

Enough of excuses, here are the pics.

Pictures are cropped and resized in PS. No other post processing done.

Trinity · 6th Apr 2005, 10:20 PM

The 1rst one is good!!!

All 3 burst's in one pic.!

Ishtim · 6th Apr 2005, 10:21 PM

No Tripod???

WOW! You have steady hands!

zy · 6th Apr 2005, 10:27 PM

iso1600 ? isnt that rather high ?

it would be nice if you can catch a single fireworks..

Chai · 6th Apr 2005, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ishtim

No Tripod???

WOW! You have steady hands!

LOL! I mean a better tripod. I'm using a crappy-o-tripod, it still shakes even with the tripod!

Look at the bottom of the first shot.

Yeah, I took pictures in the office without flash, so ISO1600 was necessary, and I forgot to change back to ISO200... FYI, ISO1600 is probably the same as ISO400 on my Sony F717.

peaz · 7th Apr 2005, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zy

iso1600 ? isnt that rather high ?

it would be nice if you can catch a single fireworks..

The noise level of ISO1600 on a DSLR is nothing like even ISO800 on a prosumer digicam

That's one of the reason i went the DSLR way

Chai · 7th Apr 2005, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peaz

The noise level of ISO1600 on a DSLR is nothing like even ISO800 on a prosumer digicam

That's one of the reason i went the DSLR way

I should be shooting ISO200 rather than using f29...

peaz · 7th Apr 2005, 02:58 PM

LOL. I'm not saying for this shot la

Chai · 7th Apr 2005, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peaz

LOL. I'm not saying for this shot la

LOL! I know la. I was refering to my shot, it's my thread anyway.

Do you know how to artificially bumping up the ISO to ISO3200?

peaz · 7th Apr 2005, 05:25 PM

it's actually a 'fake' technique. you basically set to ISO 1600, -1 stop eV. then in photoshop. you bump up the level by 1eV back.

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