Southport International Musical Firework Championships

[Darren Turner]

i have spent a week away and enjoyed some nice weather for some photography, here are some shots for the firework championships i went to see over 3 night with 7 uk companies competing

Daz

 

[Glen Roberts]

Some nice shots Darren but the last one is a real beauty.
Nice to see fireworks with a bit of colour in the sky instead of total black .

 

[Laurie Parker]

lovely shots I agree with Glen also the last one has that blue in the sky and adds to the image for me

 

[Tim Pindar]

Yes, the last one is great.

Funny how "less is more" in terms of appreciating the beauty of fireworks.

 

[Vic Shaw]

Like everyone else I like the last one, such a nice shot.

 

[Alastair Cummins]

Great set of firework pics with some great timing on the shots. But as everyone says that last one is cracker!

 

[Darren Turner]

thanks for your comments folks, much appreciated......i love fireworks lol

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Fabulous - especially that last one - stunning!

Care to share some camera settings for the captures - I always go fuzzy when trying to work out how to set-up for fireworks

 

[Pete Askew]

I agree with all the other folk here, a great series but the last one is the winner. My only suggestion would be to crop it just below the posts in the water to eliminate the reflection at the bottom and hence keep the eye focused in the upper part of the frame. What do you think?

 

[Darren Turner]

Setting i choose for the fireworks were as follows.....

Canon 40D
17-85mm Lens
Tripod
Remote Shutter Release
IS off
ISO 100
F8 ish ( i played around alot here )
BULB Mode & 2, 3, 4 second ( manual counting in head lol ) exposures and mainly guess work
focus on infinity

i did get heck of alot of failures though

as for the crop idea, yeah that sounds like it might work.

Daz

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Ta muchly - I will rob your settings for my next firework display