Who else shot the fireworks???

[Tom Wilson]

All right guys--Let's see em'

Here's a few that I took over Waconia last night...

[marine_man]

Great shots as always Tom!

marine_man

[Tom Wilson]

Thanks MM.

[jonny_redhorse]

wonderful images Tom!......I never made it to any fireworks displays this year....you certainly captured the night shots!....crisp clear ..and the colors are just like one was standing there watching!....the blue one's my favorite..jonny

[Tom Wilson]

Thanks Jonny,

I'm in the process of making up several new business cards for my Equine work, and I think Imight make one out of one of these fireworks shots as well.

[floating minnow]

That's very nice long exposure work Tom.I also really like the blue and white image.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

I tried for the first time this year. How long were your exposures? I tried several different shortest was 5 seconds and I had it set so it would be underexposed if their were no fireworks. I hope atleast one of mine turns out as good as yours.

[Tom Wilson]

Turn,

I shot everything using bulb exposure and a cable release, with the camera mounted on a tripod at the waters edge. Everything was manual. I used a mix of F8, F10, and F11 with my length of exposure being determined by what I saw (the amount of light contained with each burst). Dependent on the amount of light as each shell exploded, and the number of shells per shot, I would say that my exposure times were somewhere between 3 and 20 seconds each. Be sure and post some photos, I am interested in seeing what others were able to capture--I love fireworks. I'm guessing 5 seconds probably got you some good shots.

[Headin' North]

Tom,Those are wonderful shots.As good as they look on my monitor,I bet you could make some really nice enlargements from them.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

I shot mine with a tripod also. I was going to try bulb but I shot mine downtown (the Taste fireworks) so their was alot of extra light and I thought it may ruin the shot. I am sure mine wont look nearly as good as yours, too much clutter (people, cars, etc.) I just wanted to try it as I like night photography. Maybe next year Ill scout some better spots.

[buzzsaw]

Very nice work Tom, these turned out terrific!

[mitch]

Nice pics Tom.

Here are a few I took while messing around with the digital camera at the fireworks in Albert Lea. They are a little shaky because I didn't use a tripod but I thought they turned out decent.

[fishinchicks]

Tom, Your pictures are amazing!

I just returned from Kansas, where two of my daughters had the pleasure of lighting tons of fireworks. I was playing with different settings on my camera while they were playing with sparklers. This is my oldest daughter having a little fun.

[Dbl]

Nice shots by all. Here are a few from our little display. I was too close to the fireworks to get the trails going up and the full burst, but you make the best of it.

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[Swimmer]

Very nice...the 3rd and fifth shots remind me of the intelligent chrystaline creature in a Star Trek episode...

[Dan Thiem]

#3 is awesome!

[buzzsaw]

Yes very nice indeed!

[Tom Wilson]

Nice motion Fishin'

it reminds me of a pair of those huge funky sunglasses like you can get at Valley fair.

[Tom Wilson]

very nice Mitch--good job for no tripod

[Tom Wilson]

I'm with everybody else here--3 and 5 are definitely winners

[Steve Foss]

All are excellent examples: Some of how impressionistic it can look to shoot without a tripod, and others on how sharp it can look with one.

[Rambis]

Those were great shots Dbl. I agree 3 & 5 are very cool. Here are some I got in Mpls over the 4th.

I liked the last one, but I over-exposed the shot, but I like how the bridges turned out. If you look in the background on #3, you can see some other fireworks going off.

Rambis

[floating minnow]

Real nice job Rambis!