Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Friends, Fun and Fireworks

This year we had a great Fourth of July. We had some neighbors over for food, fun and games. We really should invite people over more often because we have such a great time whenever we have dinner with friends.

Of course after dinner when it got dark we headed off to our local fireworks show.

I have always wanted to take pictures of fireworks, but up until now I have never had a camera that could do a decent job of it. Now that I have my Canon XSi, I was determined to try it this year.

So Honey Daddy and I did some research on what settings to use, etc. Then we went to our chosen location, set up our tripod and started shooting. I think we ended up with some really nice photos!

The hardest part was making sure the fireworks were in focus, and making sure the tripod was pointed in the right place.

Timing the shots was also interesting because we were doing approximately 5 second exposures. So we never knew quite what would be in the picture until they were already taken.

It was a ton of fun though, and I loved the colors!

I am not usually a fan of fireworks. I like the bigger shows put on by cities and towns, but not really the neighborhood-gather-around-and-make-lots-of-noise-and-colored-flashes-with-the-occasional-illegal-firework-thrown-in-for-good-measure-until-the-dead-of-the-night-while-your-neighbor's-kids-are-trying-to-sleep kind of show.

But I have to say that I enjoyed the fireworks this year more than most... and I have something to show for it.

15 comments:

  1. Wow great job on the fireworks. Good cameras and learning some know-how do pay off. I'm joining Wordful Wednesday for the first time today and visiting participants' wordful posts. Cheers from Bangkok!

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  2. Yay, I love me a good fireworks show!!! Glad you had a great time!

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  3. Your camera sure did right by you!

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  4. WOW!! You managed to capture some great shots of the fireworks!! I am very impressed!!! Someday, when I get an slr of my own, I am going to tap into all the incredible knowledge you have - you always take such amazing pics!!

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  5. Cool firework shots! Mine didn't turn out near so cool.

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  6. Definitely worth it. Your pics came out great!

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  7. those came out great! you should be proud

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  8. those are awesome photos!!!!

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  9. Those pictures are fabulous and it sounds like you had a great holiday! Happy belated 4th! : )

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  10. Your pictures are beautiful. I had a very cranky little guy, and I didn't get to see the fireworks this year- so your pictures brought a smile to my face- I got to see some after all.

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  11. YOU DID FABULOUS!!! I love this series and I am so glad you had a good night.

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  12. You got some amazing shots. I'd better go read my manuel so I can emulate you next year. :)

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  13. Wow! Great pictures. Thats not easy to do.

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  14. Well done on the fireworks. One of these days we will have to go on a photo hike together.

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  15. Those ARE great pictures!! I need to experiment a little more with fireworks, too. Too bad they only happen a couple times a year!!

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