Re: C&TSRR Fireworks from the train

Randall Hess Wrote:
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> Roger Hogan Wrote:
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> > Randall Hess Wrote:
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> > > Nice pictures! How often have you
> photographed
> > > fireworks like that? After seeing these
> > pictures,
> > > I decided to try longer exposures myself
> since
> > we
> > > are three blocks from the fairgrounds where
> > they
> > > set off fireworks last night and tonight and
> > have
> > > a clear view from our front porch. It is
> > > definitely harder than it looks! Of course, I
> > made
> > > it harder for myself by deciding to try it at
> > the
> > > last minute, so I was fumbling with my
> > seldom-used
> > > tripod and my relatively new camera (shutter
> > count
> > > < 50) in the dark.
> >
> >
> > I try once a year on July 4th. I use Bulb and
> > count to different numbers and then pick what I
> > like to keep.
>
> Thanx!
>
> Are most of the aerial displays in the same area,
> or do you have to crop two-thirds of the image
> away
> to get such a tight view of the display?


Randall, what you are seeing is some of both.