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Chris Calohan

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Fireworks are Easy Shots
« on: July 05, 2015, 08:57:24 am »

But Get Fireworks and Lightning in the Same Shot...well, that takes talent or a whole lot of dumb luck.
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Re: Fireworks are Easy Shots
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2015, 09:25:36 am »

So even when you are traveling "light," I expect you always carry at least ten pounds of Dumb Luck in your gadget bag.  ;)

Very nice, carefully planned shot!
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Re: Fireworks are Easy Shots
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2015, 09:43:22 am »

So even when you are traveling "light," I expect you always carry at least ten pounds of Dumb Luck in your gadget bag.  ;)

Very nice, carefully planned shot!


Agreed.

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Re: Fireworks are Easy Shots
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2015, 09:59:29 am »

Yes they are easy. I usually don't shoot them anymore. I did grab one a coupe days ago for fun, but had the wrong cam for the job with me.



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Re: Fireworks are Easy Shots
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2015, 11:45:34 am »

Well, they sure can be easy. A good intro to night sky shooting for the uninitiated too.

I find effectively working fireworks into a landscape or portrait to be a bit more of a challenge! That's been my self-assignment the past few years is just making the fireworks another element in what might still be a good shot without them. Takes it up a notch, both in difficulty and the impact of the photo.
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Re: Fireworks are Easy Shots
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2015, 12:27:44 pm »

Requires scouting your location and knowing the launch site of the fireworks. I got lucky, my worksite has a multistory parking garage with a decent view of the downtown skyline (and Arch) and fireworks shot from a river barge anchored downtown. Not this year! Even if the barge site had been accessible, the river is well above flood stage (unsafe for barge) - fortunately the display was elsewhere this year.
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Re: Fireworks are Easy Shots
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2015, 02:48:32 pm »

Having good seats and a 6x17!  ;D
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Re: Fireworks are Easy Shots
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2015, 10:59:48 pm »

Looks like the LA Coliseum
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