I enjoy seeing fireworks and, since I now seem to be totally obsessed as a photographer, I also enjoy shooting fireworks.
“It’s not the same,” said Helaine when I came back from shooting the New Haven fireworks. “It doesn’t have the same excitement.”
She’s right (as usual). A still photo will never bring the oohs and ahs you hear from the live crowd.
On my drive home I was thinking this is a technical exercise more than anything. You never really know what’s going to be in the frame during the 5, 10 or even 20 seconds you’ve got the shutter open! The only thing a photographer must/can scope out is the shutter speed, aperture, ISO, lens focal length.
These shots were taken from an athletic field at the Foote School in New Haven. I used a Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 lens and varied my shots from 70mm all the way to 200mm. I was far enough from the fireworks that this was a near perfect lens choice lens.
The view was good but there were some trees that blocked a little of the action.
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OMG…Geoff.. these are great! Love them all but especially the 10th one down? Looks like a big blue flower with white leaves! Just spectacular. Thanks for sharing!
Nice!! I was hoping you were out there shooting last night. 🙂 Much better than I was able to get with my cell phone camera. *g*
I loved the fireworks off East Rock, especially since East Rock is literally at the end of my street. All we had to do was go outside!