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Paul D. Carter
 

fireworks-


 
  Fireworks no. 1
Fireworks no. 1
Fuji 100 speed film, F-8, time exposure

Paul D. Carter

 
 

See the attached photo
of fireworks, taken with
SLR 35mm manual camera, fuji
superia film speed 100, at F-8,
time exposure, no. of seconds not
noted. Would this photo be beter,
that is the colors more vivid, etc.
if I chang the setting to F-11?

Please advise.

Thanks.

Paul


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July 15, 2004

 

Angela K. Wittmer
  I used Fuji Reala 100 on bulb mode F2.8... you can see the results in my gallery........ it worked pretty good!


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July 15, 2004

 

Bob Cammarata
  I think the time the shutter remains open is more of a factor in how much of the true colors emerge.
I tried my first attempt at fireworks this past July 4th, and shot three rolls of Provia 100 slide film. I used f-8, or f-5.6 and bulb setting for every shot, but experimented with varying shutter speeds.
I did notice that the shorter shutter speeds of 1 second or less produced more vivid colors than the longer exposures of several seconds.
(I posted a few "keepers" on my web site in the category "Fire on High".)


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