Veterans fireworks at Dow's Lake in Ottawa
70th Anniversary of the war. Dow's Lake hosts a fireworks display to honour. I shot this at 100, wide open wide lens in bulb. Around four seconds. I like to...
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70th Anniversary of the war. Dow's Lake hosts a fireworks display to honour. I shot this at 100, wide open wide lens in bulb. Around four seconds. I like to shut off when I see the amount of fireworks that have gone off.
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devinjohnstonlee
May 10, 2015
Thanks so much for adding the shooting description. I am waiting for the summer fireworks here in Japan to practice some shots. Fingers crossed. Did you start the bulb shot when you heard the rounds leaving the tubes?
TrishParsons
May 10, 2015
I have a Canon T3i and when I use my remote, there is a lag but yes, I try to time it so that the end of a sequence, if you will, might bring on another round. Also, it really helps when the piro-tech team put on a good show with a lot of symmetry.
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Nutzienboltz
October 26, 2015
Aww inspiring you have have an incredible eye for detail. Truly another work of art.
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Location
I took this at Dow's Lake in Ottawa. These particular fireworks were being shot to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Europe during Victoria Day weekend in conjunction with our Tulip Festival. Every year, in Canada, we celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday along with the Tulip Festival locally. This year was an added bonus and fireworks each evening to commemorate the 70th anniversary mentioned above.Time
The time of day was around 9 pm. People start sitting around the lake around 8 pm which is quite nice, actually because the evening is crisp and spring is in the air.Lighting
Seeing the reflection of the fireworks on the people enjoying the fireworks added to the framing on this shot. I was quite concerned about the fellow standing on the left but as it turned out, he frames the shot quite nicely.Equipment
Canon T3i, 10-18mm lens, manual focus, remote shutter, bulb (4 secs) at 3.5f - 100 ISO and a tri-pod.Inspiration
I enjoy watching the fireworks symmetry. I consider myself a bit of a fireworks chaser. So much so that I volunteered for the local international fireworks competition and shot four nights worth in three weeks. I will watch to see the fireworks 'paint' the scene and when I see it, I will close the shutter.Editing
I did very little to this photo. In PhotoShop CS6, I simply pumped up the saturation a little bit to bring out the purples but otherwise, it's pretty much as shot. Not even a crop.In my camera bag
Always have (now) my T5i - I've upgraded. I'm an amateur. I have a lot to learn. Another upgrade for me is a 24-70mm. Typically, I love keeping my 10-18mm on my camera because I find it take in everything. I can walk around and take very candid shots without a notice and then crop later if I must. I always care my flash but barely use it.Feedback
Practice sound cliche but when it comes to fireworks, I find that is the best. Don't get discouraged either because not all fireworks are created equal. An inexperienced team will just shoot off randomly and they don't look that pretty in a picture. Symmetry, colour, saturation. I was close to the fireworks this evening but I think one might get better saturation right in the camera if the f-stop were a little higher.
