Fireworks!

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Comment by Thomas von Hassel on January 7, 2008 at 9:08am

If i shoot the moon it's always the moon and something. Moon and Cityscape, moon and house etc. The moon alone is done :)

Comment by Rik Jones on January 7, 2008 at 8:59am

Shooting the Moon (no pun intended) is a good exercise in not only creativity, trying for different concepts, but also a good way to practice learning about exposure and settings on your camera. Never rule out the simple, you might just learn something.

I too enjoy fireworks, but have never been too excited about them with the D100. Hopefully with the D200 and the multiple exposure feature I will try some creative thoughts around overlapping firework shots.

Comment by Shawn King on January 6, 2008 at 5:07pm

LOL Good point - I always tell folks not to shoot what everyone else shoots. :)

But the challenge of shooting the moon can be a fun one to solve.

Comment by Thomas von Hassel on January 6, 2008 at 5:00pm

I never bothered with the moon. The moon is probably the most photographed object ever ... and it never changes :)

/thomas

Comment by Michael Curtis on January 6, 2008 at 4:57pm

Hi Thomas,

That is a great shot. Fireworks are on my list. I tried to take some of the moon, but was surprised to find how hard it is. The moon can be really bright and even with a shutter of about 2s I got 3 moons.

It seems the Earth and the Moon move fast :-)

Best wishes

Michael

Comment by Thomas von Hassel on January 6, 2008 at 4:52pm

Tripod, remote shooting from laptop to avoid the cold :) Basically shooting blind, hoping the neighbors had gone overboard with the fireworks.

/thomas

Comment by Shawn King on January 6, 2008 at 1:07pm

Nice pic, Thomas! Let us know how you shot it and any details (f-stop, exposure, time, etc) that you may want to pass along.