[rodger1138]

hi to all~

yesterday in Brisbane, Australia was a Riverfire even with half an hour of fireworks and F1-11 jet dump and burn
i forgot what the celebrations for, anyway this is the first time i took shots of fireworks, i had to guess where the fireworks were going to be and how low the planes are flying past

here it is, please also critique thanks







sorry bout the compression~if anyone was there or interested plz pm me ill send you a good copy

rodger

[JMitchell]

#2 is the best IMO, really cool shot. The others are decent, but the compositions are a little off, not sure how to explain really , and maybe slightly overexposed.

[Billy Webb]

wonderful collection of images. Absolutely a beautiful city. You are lucky that your military will do the dump n burn with those f-111's.

[KenCo]

Yeah 2 for me also....never shot fireworks but would love to in a setting like these.

[P-E]

What a great spectacle to photograph

[Dabhand16]

Probably one of the most difficult subjects, and I think these are super - well done on a teriffic set.

[rodger1138]

thanks so much for the nice comments for my first photo sharing thread

i didn't quite know what setting would be best to shoot fireworks, for the planes i did a 30sec long exposure shot because i didn't know when the planes coming. just snapped it as soon as i hear them coming

any suggestions to improve in terms of camera settings for fireworks? (next one i think it's new years eve :o)

thanks

[KenCo]

Not sure what camera you are using but one trick is to use some black card and just leave your shutter open when fireworks are going off and cover with the card when not.

[Markulous]

Always difficult to get the right exposure but it looks as if you're on the right track!

My brother lives in Brisbane - think I even recognise where you're standing!

[rodger1138]

Originally Posted by Markulous

Always difficult to get the right exposure but it looks as if you're on the right track!

My brother lives in Brisbane - think I even recognise where you're standing!

haha it's on a bridge above this bus station thats next to the museum (the one with the dinosaurs out the front)


thanks everyone for the kind comments and advice really appreciate it

[Markulous]

Originally Posted by rodger1138

haha it's on a bridge above this bus station thats next to the museum (the one with the dinosaurs out the front)

Queensland museum, I think. My brother's kids dragged me off there - to educate the ignorant Pom! Was good too!