fireworks pic from last night

[LarryD]

had a big party at the house. our homeowners association puts on the fireworks -- right on the golf course.

here's a shot from last night.

[Bondgirl]

Very nice!!

[Big Mark]

Excellent shot. I like that you backed off and used folks in the foreground.

I ended up being lazy and not going out to get fireworks shots. I took some at a cookout yesterday and there was a great sunset at the house that I got some of (I'm attempting HDR). I'll post them tonight when I get home.

[Foxman]

As nice as expected. I went to the HiToms game, which if you are not familiar is made up of college players from around the country. Anyway, the display was small and I couldn't get fare enough back to give the shots any background. The only one worth mentioning at all is this one.

http://www.nikonians-images.com/galleries/data/500/1408724th_of_July_027a-med.JPG

[dig-it]

Nice pic LD, and I agree that getting people into the shot really gives a good depth perceptive. That had to be a wide angle lens(guessing), do you have the exif on this one?
Foxman, looks like you had some great timing on your shot and with fireworks thats half the battle. Good work.

[Superfluous_Nut]

nice shot larry. yeah, i think half of the cool part about fireworks is the light they cast in the environment. such incredibly bright local light sources are pretty rare in our everyday world.

[Mrs. Click]

nicely done

[LarryD]

Nice pic LD, and I agree that getting people into the shot really gives a good depth perceptive. That had to be a wide angle lens(guessing), do you have the exif on this one?
Foxman, looks like you had some great timing on your shot and with fireworks thats half the battle. Good work.

Canon EOS 5D, f/16, 29s, ISO 800, 24mm, No Flash

that's 24mm on my full-frame camera.

[Big Mark]

29s?? damn, those folks in the foreground must've been sitting STILL.

[LarryD]

29s?? damn, those folks in the foreground must've been sitting STILL.

that's the good thing about fireworks -- for the most part, they are sitting still. and when they move, they may be moving when they aren't being illuminated by the fireworks.

[LarryD]

fyi -- i shopped out a power line on this image. next year, i'm moving on in.

[Big Mark]

I liked the idea of using folks in the foreground.

My feeble attempt to duplicate Larry's shot. Took these last night at the Greensboro Grasshoppers game. (Saw Fancy and Wossa there).

http://markameeks.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p805952260-4.jpg
http://markameeks.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p641906732-5.jpg

[wossa]

it was good seeing you there last night Mark. Wish we had seen you sooner and we could have chatted longer.

Cool pics too - that first one you posted you can see three of our boys at the rail (just right of center) watching the show.

Now that you know we are still here don't be a stranger.

[LarryD]

cool!

[Big Mark]

it was good seeing you there last night Mark. Wish we had seen you sooner and we could have chatted longer.

Cool pics too - that first one you posted you can see three of our boys at the rail (just right of center) watching the show.

Now that you know we are still here don't be a stranger.

It was great seeing you guys too. Here's a link to some pics of the kids: http://markameeks.zenfolio.com/p875631883/

Looking forward to seeing you guys again soon.

[dig-it]

Enjoyed the pics Mark. How many lens did you have? I notice at least one pic at 10mm and others over 100mm.

[Big Mark]

I had my 10-20mm and my 70-300mm IS with me at the game. I've also got a 50mm 1.8 and 28-135mm IS.