Happy 4th of July

[PostCode]

They turned out like crap, but it was the first time I have ever tried to take pictures of fireworks. Very hard to do.

 

[Huge]

I like that pink one.

 

[leslie]

They turned out better than mine...

 

[leslie]

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[PostCode]

What I had to do was hold the shutter down enough to get the lens to focus during one of the fireworks. Then continue to hold it down until the next one went up. Since it was set for a 5 second exposure, I engaged the shutter when the next firework was going up and very near or at it's apex and just about to go off.

 

[leslie]

This is just a cheap Kodak mc3, not exactly the finest in photographic equipment, we kind of just have to take the pic and pray

Hopefully soon we'll have a better one. Your pictures are inspiring

 

[flavio]

Hey Postie, why does the background look so pixelated on yours?

 

[PostCode]

The second image? If that's the one, those are stars.

 

[PostCode]

I think I know what you mean. I went back into fireworks and check the image against the original. I think I upload the images I was dinking with. Those were the ones I had applied a sharpening filter too. I uploaded the originals, only reduced in size. Let me know if they look better now.

 

[flavio]

It may only be viewing it in my browser that's doing it, I'm not sure. I saved it and opened it in Photoshop and it didn't look the same.

Anyway, here's a screenshot of how it looks in my browser. See the pixelation in the squared area?

 

[PostCode]

Wierd. I cranked my brightness and contrast all the way up to see if I could see...nope. I can't see it. I see it in the image you posted though.

 

[PostCode]

Does anyone else see this?

 

[leslie]

I do in both of your pictures, but it's minor.

 

[Gonzo]

I see it in both the original & the screenshot.

 

[PostCode]

I'm still not seeing it in the one I posted up. However, It's probably there. The only thing I could think that would cause it is the compression format. I didn't save it using a very high compression rating in Photoshop. I think it was 4 or 5.