Stockton Arc Bridge_MG_5782
Taken at the Stockton Riverside festival firework display
Taken at the Stockton Riverside festival firework display
Read less
Read less
Jun, 2016Views
520
Likes
Awards
Summer 2020
Superb Composition
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Outstanding Creativity
Peer Award
All Star
Magnificent Capture
Superior Skill
Top Ranks
Top 10 rank week 1
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
Top 10 rank
Top 30 rank
Categories
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Discover more photos See all
Behind The Lens
Location
I took this shot at the Riverside firework festival ,the bridge is the Stockton Arc footbridge taken from the south bank of the river at Stockton on Tees, Teeside UKTime
I went there early to get a good spot hoping to get all the reflections in the water however some people got in the way but in the end made the shot for me giving the shot context.This shot was taken around 9.20 pm on the 5th of November. I remember it was a perfect night clear with a slight breeze but mild, although standing there for so long some cold did creep in.Lighting
I used the camera at RAW setting so I could change this later as required the only thing I changed was from auto to Tungsten lighting as it gives fireworks more vibrancey without over doing it.Equipment
Canon 7D mk1 mounted on a tripod,Lense was a Canon 28-70mm zoom L series USM with a polarising filter fitted to help with the reflections and colour saturation.I also used a cable release to avoid camera shake.Inspiration
I'm a bit of a night owl and find it relaxing taking shots like this one, I have always had a fascination with colour and fireworks and I think its a subject that holds us all together in celebration along with the smell from childhood memories ( although I should be fearfull of them as was hit by a firework as a child).I had taken fire work shots on film but this was a new challenge to do it in digitalEditing
Changing in RAW from auto to Tungsten lighting with a slight contrast and saturation adjustment.In my camera bag
I tend to take what is required for this type of shot by planning ahead so a couple of Mid to Wide zooms such as the Canon 17-40mm and the 28-70mm which are both second hand lenses and performed very well, anything longer would move to much and cause a softer Image. tripod, cable release and a polarising filter. Lense cloth for condensation ,torch a pair of gloves decent coat, and a warm hat.I have upgraded and added to some of my kit with a Hi-tech filter system and lighter kevlar tripod.Feedback
Buy the fastest memory card with a high write speed as by the time you take a shot on digital you have to wait sometimes too long to process the image before the next firework goes up, this didn't happen with film! also you could reduce the wait time by reducing the exposure time by raising the iso film speed but with a reduction in quality.Personally I wouldn't go below F11 for the aperture or above F16 for the same reason as to small aperture results in longer exposure, too wide an aperture and you get a softer image ie the lines in the burst look unsharp.so for me these seem to be the optimum settings on my equipment setup but this will vary from camera to manufacturer and lense diameter, so start with this and experiment.Take notes, practice on street light to start with, then car light trails before you waste time taking bad photos and getting disappointed of what should be an uplfting night.Good luck!
