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Fireworks

Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture f/16.0 ISO 100 Shutter 10/1

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Sep, 2013

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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken in my native city of Kazan, the Russian Federation, on the Day of the City. We celebrate it on August, 30. I was standing on the bank of the Kazanka river with the great panorama of our Kremlin - the ancient complex of white brick towers and walls - in front of me. Kazan was founded 1011years ago, and today we try to preserve our history which manifests itself in the old buildings of the city centre - the place you can see in the photo.

Time

I took this photo at 10 pm. This is the time when fireworks start. I like this very time because I can relax after a hard day of work. I am a professional photographer, and I am usually very busy on that day, but in the evening I can take some pictures just for pleasure.

Lighting

The sky is pitch-black at that time of day. The city ltghts and the fireworks create beautiful reflection in the water.

Equipment

I used Canon EOS 7D with a Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 lens. The camera was set on a tripod. I used a remote to trigger a shutter without moving a camera during a long exposure.

Inspiration

I have always liked to watch the play of light in the water, also the nighttime cityscape is a great inspiration for me.

Editing

I used Lightroom mostly to pull out blown highlights and correct white balance.

In my camera bag

I always have my old Canon 500D camera with a 40 mm lens with me in my bag. When I'm going on a shoot i take my Canon 7D camera. Sigma 17-50 f/2.8, Canon ef 70-200 2.8 (without IS) and Samyang 8mm fisheye lenses. Also some backup batteries and memory cards. Sometimes i take my mefoto tripod with me.

Feedback

It is not interesting to shoot fireworks with just the sky as the background, so you should use some scene, such as people on the foreground, buildings or cityscape, or something else. Water also works really well. Try to tell the story of the event in your picture. While shooting fireworks you should use long exposure time to capture more light trails in one picture, but at the same time try not to blow out lights completely or they will loose details and color. Set the aperture for quite a big value, about 10-16. Thus you will be able to pull out details in highlights from your RAW image in Lightroom or Photoshop.

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Fireworks

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