>>> On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 22:15:58 -0700, Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>> From: Johnie Stafford <jms@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> I'm going to an all day music festival next weekend and they are going
>> to end the day with a fireworks display. I've always wanted to try to
>> shoot one but I want to get some advice on how to get the best
>> results.
js> 1) Get a small bit of flat black matte board -- about 4" square
js> works nicely.
js> 2) Use a tripod, and frame up your shot on some of the early ones.
js> 3) Set the shutter to "B", and open it with a cable release.
js> 4) Hold the matte board in front of the lens until you are ready
js> to "open" the shutter for an exposure -- a firework is about to
js> be launched. Be careful not to bump the camera with the matte
js> board.
js> 5) "Open" the shutter by moving the matte board away from the lens.
js> 6) "Close" the shutter by moving the matte board back in front of
js> the lens.
js> 7) After perhaps 3-6 fireworks go off this way, close the real
js> shutter via the cable release, advance the film, and repeat.
js> The purpose of the matte board pseudo-shutter is to keep the
js> ambient light in between fireworks from fogging the film, so you
js> can maintain a nice black background.
js> Here's an example of this technique:
js> <http://www.bytesmiths.com/Art_Gallery/image.php?by_ID=794637>
js> I just put this image into production this week, and sold two
js> already!
js> Requisite OM content: above image taken with an OM2n and
js> 75-150/f4.
Great shot! Thanks for the info on the "manual shutter" as well. What
film did you use for this?
Johnie
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