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Adelaide NYE Fireworks

Postby DanielA on Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:58 pm

I was in at Adelaide's New Year's Eve party in Elder Park for the fireworks. Here are some shots, more in the gallery.

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Postby !~DeViNe~DaRkNeSs~! on Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:02 pm

they are magic :D
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Postby rflower on Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:05 pm

You have got some great shots there Daniel. I am really impressed with the colours you have captured.

Did you hold something black over the lens for periods of the total exposure? (I was looking at the photo info in your gallery) If so, roughly how long did you expose the lens to the fireworks for?
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Postby Travy on Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:08 pm

Great shots!!

loving the colours you have captured! top stuff :D
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Postby DanielA on Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:37 pm

Thanks everyone.

rflower wrote:You have got some great shots there Daniel. I am really impressed with the colours you have captured.

The colours were nice, but winding up the saturation helps... :wink:

rflower wrote:Did you hold something black over the lens for periods of the total exposure? (I was looking at the photo info in your gallery) If so, roughly how long did you expose the lens to the fireworks for?

No I don't use the card method. I just set the camera to manual (bulb) and vary the f-stop depending on the brightness of the fireworks (f/8 to f/5.6). I open the shutter when I hear the firework launch and close it when I think I have enough. The time can vary between a few seconds to tens of seconds. I take lots of shots. :D

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Postby Yi-P on Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:41 pm

Great shots, love the reflections!
You've got a great advantage point there Daniel :D
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Postby TonyT on Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:15 pm

They are some of the best fireworks shot I have see
Great work
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Postby mickb on Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:57 am

I wish the water on the Melbourne Docks were as smooth as that :-|

Great work.

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Postby DanielA on Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:49 am

Thanks everyone.

mickb wrote:I wish the water on the Melbourne Docks were as smooth as that :-|

I was lucky with the conditions. Although it was 32 degrees at midnight and not much of a breeze, it made for nice shots.

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Postby big pix on Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:14 pm

these are just fantastic........
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Postby ozimax on Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:55 pm

#3 is sensational!
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