Happy Deepavali! I was trying to capture some fireworks this evening and was not very successful. Some photos came out really bad which proves that I still need to learn a lot of things. Here is some photos I have taken today.
For those who are interested in the technique used, here we go:
Shutter speed : 1/4, 1/5 and 1/6. The slow speed helped in capturing the trails of the fire work.
ISO : 400 - As the shutter speed values were low, had to increase the ISO.
Aperture : Most of the time f4.
Focal length : 55mm
Lens used : Canon 55-250 with IS.
Camera : Canon EOS 1000D.
Manual focus was used as the light was low and did not have much time getting the auto focus right.
Tripod : Big mistake, Tripod was not used.
All pictures are cropped and re-sized using Picasa. The water mark was done using GIMP.
This one reminds me of the pictures taken by Hubble telescope.
The next photos will definitely qualify as modern art :-)
For those who are interested in the technique used, here we go:
Shutter speed : 1/4, 1/5 and 1/6. The slow speed helped in capturing the trails of the fire work.
ISO : 400 - As the shutter speed values were low, had to increase the ISO.
Aperture : Most of the time f4.
Focal length : 55mm
Lens used : Canon 55-250 with IS.
Camera : Canon EOS 1000D.
Manual focus was used as the light was low and did not have much time getting the auto focus right.
Tripod : Big mistake, Tripod was not used.
All pictures are cropped and re-sized using Picasa. The water mark was done using GIMP.
This is how I managed to mess these shots.
- Tried to capture too many different things simultaneously. Most of these things required different settings and most of the time I clicked with the previous settings.
- Not using a tripod. I thought it would be difficult to carry the tripod around and I would be able to manage without tripod. Even with Image Stabilization and high ISO, I had to use very low shutter speeds. As my hands are shaky, the pictures got a touch of modern art.
- Hurried shots - I wasn't paying attention to what was happening on the ground and was concentrating towards the sky. So when the fireworks went off, I was scrambling to compose the shot.
However, the shaky hands have given a little bit of surrealistic touch to the pictures.
This one reminds me of the pictures taken by Hubble telescope.
The next photos will definitely qualify as modern art :-)
Hi Prime,
ReplyDeleteNice photos. Also your comments were funny. Appreciate your sense of humour.
Hi Btw the Anonymous above is me - IBM/RPMS - Hope u remember
ReplyDeleteHi Manoj, thanks!
ReplyDeleteHow are you? Still in UK?