The Blaze above my city
4th of July fireworks over the city of Branson, MO
4th of July fireworks over the city of Branson, MO
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This photo was taken on July 3rd in Branson, MO. The Branson Landing shopping mall shoots off fireworks every year and has an enormous turnout. I didn't get the overlook shot I originally wanted so I traveled up a hill and managed to get a really cool perspective of the whole city at night and got to capture a great shot.Time
This is probably one of my most favorable images I've ever taken. A couple hours before dark, a group of friends came with me as we walked around looking for a good spot to watch fireworks and managed to find a hill top that noone had taken yet. I set up my tripod and waited till the music down there stopped and used a remote trigger shutter wheneverLighting
Everything was of course ambient light. No flash needed because it was a really slow shutter speed on a tripod. Any night scenes are best shot with a tripod, no flash, and slow shutter speeds.Equipment
This was shot with my Canon 60D and had my 18-135mm lens attached. I was probably zoomed in to about 40mm-50mm. F11, 10.0 Shutter, ISO 320Inspiration
It was really short notice and not very planned to be honest. I just wanted a really good view of the city lights and managed to find a very excellent viewpoint that had a small clearing in between a bunch of trees.Editing
I always do post-processing, no matter what image it is. I tend to use Lightroom for just about everything. I usually alter the camera calibration colors and make the colors rich and pop off the screen. Not too contrasting, just more rich in color.In my camera bag
I don't have a ton of equipment at this moment. I have my Canon 60D, my 18-135mm lens for landscape photography, a 50mm lens for portraits and weddings, a time release shutter remote, an external flash for shooting indoors, and some lens filters.Feedback
My advice for a shot like this is to be very patient. Its similar to doing time-lapse photography. Takes a lot of patience. Set your tripod up with your camera on it and make sure its balanced evenly. Then take some test shots beforehand to get a feel for the photo you want. Any F-stop number between 10-20 is good for landscapes, because it gets everything in focus. Bulb shooting mode is key also for shooting manually with a time release remote.
