Taking pictures of fireworks is a lot of fun, but can be challenging since there are not a lot of opportunities in most places. I was getting excited for tonight, but wanted a chance to practice some night shots. Mother Nature was kind enough to provide me with a firework show of her own last night. I grabbed my camera and tripod, double checked my settings and opened the patio door.
The lightning was fast and furious and I was able to get a lot of shots with lightning bolts. Here are some of my favorite shots.
In this one, I did a bit more post processing than usual and I kind of like how it turned out. I just played with the recovery slider and a touch of exposure control. The next two were pretty much straight out of the camera. I like the shots of blue branching off on the next one.
I really like the snaking motion on this one. I thought lightning took the shortest route to ground, but this one seems to have gotten a bit confused.
So what do you think? Does this bode well for firework pictures tonight?
Excellent!
ReplyDeleteI am loving the lightning! Very cool! I enjoy reading your blog - thanks!
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Katie
Very nice stuff.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliments everyone! I was very lucky to have a great sightline with lots of flashes right in front of me.
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