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04-JUL-2007 jstrong

July 4th

Canon PowerShot Pro 1
3s f/2.4 at 7.2mm hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time04-Jul-2007 22:14:53
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot Pro1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length7.2 mm
Exposure Time3.20 sec
Aperturef/2.4
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge12-Jul-2007 03:46
Splendid shot. Really like the purple tips there. Very nice example of negative space at work.

Sam, I can personally vouch that Jano's located in the Central time zone. So when it's July5th midnight GMT it's around 7pm her time. This shot was taken after 7pm.

-Techo
janewigginsphotography12-Jul-2007 03:32
TV - the exposure was 50. The Pro1 does an excellent job. I have some other nice ones also taken this 4th, but this one caught my eye when I was viewing. Thanks again for commenting. jano
ctfchallenge11-Jul-2007 22:14
I keep looking at this to explain to myself why it looks better than usual for fireworks, and aside from the "little" explosion ( which was probably the loudest), it also has exceptionally fine detail resulting from your well-judged exposure. What was the ISO? -tv
Sam11-Jul-2007 16:17
Jul 4, eligible?
Rod 07-Jul-2007 23:01
Yes that little burst of light helps lift this, as for me all firework shots seem to look the same.
ctfchallenge07-Jul-2007 13:07
Good 4th of July shot Jano! I was watching fireworks from a boat so couldn't get any nice pictures like this. Maybe next year! CJ
Guest 07-Jul-2007 03:01
Very nice catch, great colors. Boom!
ctfchallenge06-Jul-2007 23:07
Love the explosion within the explosion just off center. No one can argue that this picture is full of negative space. Nice work. -COAmature
janewigginsphotography06-Jul-2007 18:52
The negative space should add balance to the image, or.... take away that balance to add tension. I don't think that the negative space or the subject has to be any particular size (large vs. small). jano
arminb06-Jul-2007 18:14
Hm, I'm struggling - not because of the beauty of this shot - but from my understanding the firework is too large to really make this a neg. space image...imho, only :o)
Guest 05-Jul-2007 17:42
Nice shot Jano,
I'm always admiring these kind of pics.
Nicely done, Congrats!
Phi75
ctfchallenge05-Jul-2007 16:14
Here is the exif data from the link I posted.

http://www.flickr.com/photo_exif.gne?id=181255476

I just kept the shutter open for 7 seconds. I just waited for a few fireworks to go off.

In bulb mode, as long as you have your finger on the button, the shutter will remain open. This is a way to get longer exposures or non timed exposures.

theFly
janewigginsphotography05-Jul-2007 15:07
Thanks Lee. Not sure what you mean by "Keep shutter open...for as long " Ummmm that's food for thought. Any suggestions?

I think there are like 10000 things on that cam I have no clue about lol jano
ctfchallenge05-Jul-2007 14:12
put in manual mode
set aperature to F11
set iso to 100
set exposure to bulb
set focus to manual and then focus on infinite

adjust settings as needed.
leave shutter open as long as you want for multiple fireworks.

Here is a good example from last year.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leefly/181255476/

theFly
janewigginsphotography05-Jul-2007 13:50
Thanks Lee and Tomi - Yup, the Pro1 is still and always will be a fav. I didn't want to mess with any settings with the new cam, especially in the dark. Would love to get some tips on the 5D settings for fireworks though...or any dslr for that matter (guess it don't matter?). My current lens is the Canon 24-105. jano
ctfchallenge05-Jul-2007 12:49
Nice one Jano!
pro 1?
;0

tomi
ctfchallenge05-Jul-2007 12:08
thanks for getting us going with a great shot.
theFly