APUG - View Single Post - Shooting fireworks on Canada Day [and other days]

mabman · 07-04-2008, 03:31 PM

Interesting. I tried this on Canada Day myself with a roll of expired Agfa Ultra 50 (50 ISO), and a 28mm lens (35mm camera).

Just for kicks I tried approx. 30 second exposures at f/8. That was too long, and in particular I got a lot of blow-outs due to the initial shell explosion. Also the 28mm lens was way too wide - something in the 50-90mm would have worked better.

I think in future the strategy of catching the bursts but not the initial explosion is a good one - I have an Agfa Clack that has a cable release thread, bulb mode, and no double-exposure prevention, so I might try that in future (although it might be a bit wide). I'm concerned that I'd disturb the camera using a hat or dark cloth/paper, but that should also work if you're careful.

07-04-2008, 03:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
mabman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 474	Interesting. I tried this on Canada Day myself with a roll of expired Agfa Ultra 50 (50 ISO), and a 28mm lens (35mm camera). Just for kicks I tried approx. 30 second exposures at f/8. That was too long, and in particular I got a lot of blow-outs due to the initial shell explosion. Also the 28mm lens was way too wide - something in the 50-90mm would have worked better. I think in future the strategy of catching the bursts but not the initial explosion is a good one - I have an Agfa Clack that has a cable release thread, bulb mode, and no double-exposure prevention, so I might try that in future (although it might be a bit wide). I'm concerned that I'd disturb the camera using a hat or dark cloth/paper, but that should also work if you're careful. __________________ Semper ubi sub ubi.