Firework Fun!

On 5 July, 2012 by Jackie

Yesterday was the 4th of July. To celebrate at night me, my boyfriend, Nicole, her husband Jon , and their new puppy Sherman all came over to my boyfriend’s house to light off fireworks. My boyfriend lives in a city where ground fireworks are legal to light off. For him, this is a yearly tradition in where they light off fireworks at someone’s house and watch as the rest of his street does the same thing. Most people follow the law, but some do illegal fireworks. Last night we witnessed many undercover cops pull up to people’s houses and write them tickets. So a word of advice, if you are going to have fun do so wisely, follow the law, be safe!

We spent about 2 hours lighting off fireworks outside and watching others. Here is a few photos from the night Jon took on my camera with all his awesome skills, hope you enjoy them! He tried to show me how to do it which I kind of got the hang of. I included some of the settings Jon used to help you try these photos on your own.

ISO-100 F/32 Shutter speed- 13 sec

ISO-100 F/25 Shutter speed- 20 sec

ISO-100 F/22 Shutter speed- 20 sec

ISO-100 F/25 Shutter speed- 20 sec

To do light writing, turn your camera to manual mode. I use a DSLR Cannon Rebel T3. Reduce shutter speed to a low f/ stop, depending on how much light is in the area, make a few adjustments to the f/ stop or shutter speed to allow the rest of the photo to be relatively dark and the light design to be bright. Adjust ISO to lowest possible setting or around 100 – 400; higher number ISO and the photo will be grainy. Light a few sparklers, or you can even use flashlights for the light. Push shutter button down and begin light design; depending on shutter speed you can trace the design a few times until shutter closes to make design more visible. The light will be captured and the person sometimes will not. But most of all have fun with it!