Fireworks

404Error · 07-06-2004, 08:35 AM

I just purchased a new camera, an 8 megapixel Olympus C-8080, with all the bells and whistles and have been testing it out in different situations. I was fairly impressed with these firework pictures considering I just stuck the camera on a tripod, set it to night setting and clicked away, not knowing what would come out. I think the only change I should have made would have been to set it to manual focus, the auto focus feature had trouble deciding what to focus on in the darkness.

lumberjim · 07-06-2004, 09:52 AM

fantastico!

Cyber Wolf · 07-06-2004, 09:56 AM

Nice shots! You're lucky to have been in a part of the country that WASN'T rained or stormed out on the evening of the 4th. *mutter*

zippyt · 07-06-2004, 12:19 PM

Cool shots !!!!!!!

Happy Monkey · 07-06-2004, 12:49 PM

In DC, it rained on the 4th, but it stopped well before the fireworks. The expectation of mud/more rain kept the crowds low, which was pretty cool, especially since the grass was only slightly damp, and it didn't rain. The fireworks were awesome. They seemed bigger than before, and there weren't any of the technically impressive but gimicky smily faces.

One downside of the low turnout was that in the mad rush to the subway, there weren't enough people in the crowd to shut down the roads for very far. It's usually sort of fun to parade down the downtown roads, ignoring the honks of the impatient drivers.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-06-2004, 05:10 PM

Applause.Applause.Applause.

Cyber Wolf · 07-07-2004, 10:49 AM

I was two hours from DC for the 4th holiday. We had a troop of severe storms march through right around fireworks time, so no manmade fireworks. On the upside, we got nature's fireworks instead. Had some very impressive cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning.

404Error · 07-07-2004, 11:04 AM

I failed to mention that these shots were taken on the 3rd, no rain and nary a cloud in the sky. I was actually at the bottom of our driveway about a half mile away from the actual show site. Not only was this a better camera vantage point, as opposed to sitting right under the exploding fireworks, but we didn't have to hassle with the parking and traffic. As soon as the grand finale ended we were home! Only missed some of the lower shots below the treeline but heard and saw everything else just fine.

Guess · 07-08-2004, 12:45 PM

grand pictures!! i love the last one, it looks like a koosh ball!

Happy Monkey · 07-06-2009, 10:04 PM

A few years later....

My favorite pic. It looks like a dove flying over some phoenixes (I know there is technically only supposed to be one phoenix at a time).

And the rest.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-07-2009, 12:06 AM

Excellent, good job.

capnhowdy · 07-09-2009, 06:11 AM

I'll try to get some shots on the 11th of the Redneck Games fireworks. I'm sure I can't match these shots, but I'll make an effort.

Pie · 07-09-2009, 08:21 AM

Am I the only one who thinks the Washington Monument looks eeeevil, with those two red lights?

Great pics, guys! We mostly took movies, for some reason.

07-06-2004, 08:35 AM	#1
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	Fireworks I just purchased a new camera, an 8 megapixel Olympus C-8080, with all the bells and whistles and have been testing it out in different situations. I was fairly impressed with these firework pictures considering I just stuck the camera on a tripod, set it to night setting and clicked away, not knowing what would come out. I think the only change I should have made would have been to set it to manual focus, the auto focus feature had trouble deciding what to focus on in the darkness. Attached Images __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

07-06-2004, 09:52 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	fantastico! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-06-2004, 09:56 AM	#3
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Nice shots! You're lucky to have been in a part of the country that WASN'T rained or stormed out on the evening of the 4th. mutter __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

07-06-2004, 12:19 PM	#4
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Cool shots !!!!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

07-06-2004, 12:49 PM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	In DC, it rained on the 4th, but it stopped well before the fireworks. The expectation of mud/more rain kept the crowds low, which was pretty cool, especially since the grass was only slightly damp, and it didn't rain. The fireworks were awesome. They seemed bigger than before, and there weren't any of the technically impressive but gimicky smily faces. One downside of the low turnout was that in the mad rush to the subway, there weren't enough people in the crowd to shut down the roads for very far. It's usually sort of fun to parade down the downtown roads, ignoring the honks of the impatient drivers. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-06-2004, 05:10 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Applause.Applause.Applause. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-07-2004, 10:49 AM	#7
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	I was two hours from DC for the 4th holiday. We had a troop of severe storms march through right around fireworks time, so no manmade fireworks. On the upside, we got nature's fireworks instead. Had some very impressive cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

07-07-2004, 11:04 AM	#8
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	I failed to mention that these shots were taken on the 3rd, no rain and nary a cloud in the sky. I was actually at the bottom of our driveway about a half mile away from the actual show site. Not only was this a better camera vantage point, as opposed to sitting right under the exploding fireworks, but we didn't have to hassle with the parking and traffic. As soon as the grand finale ended we were home! Only missed some of the lower shots below the treeline but heard and saw everything else just fine. __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

07-08-2004, 12:45 PM	#9
Guess What's my name? Guess Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 69	grand pictures!! i love the last one, it looks like a koosh ball! __________________ "Earth laughs in flowers" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

07-06-2009, 10:04 PM	#10
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	A few years later.... My favorite pic. It looks like a dove flying over some phoenixes (I know there is technically only supposed to be one phoenix at a time). And the rest. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-07-2009, 12:06 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Excellent, good job. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-09-2009, 06:11 AM	#12
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I'll try to get some shots on the 11th of the Redneck Games fireworks. I'm sure I can't match these shots, but I'll make an effort. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

07-09-2009, 08:21 AM	#13
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Am I the only one who thinks the Washington Monument looks eeeevil, with those two red lights? Great pics, guys! We mostly took movies, for some reason. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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