 Paul D. Carter |
star filters Has anyone ever used a star filter when photographing fireworks? I wonder if the effects would be Please advise. Thanks.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
The star burst is going to move with the light trails, so the star burst with the colorful light trails shooting out from the middle of it that you're looking for aren't going to happen.
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Christopher A. Vedros |
Star filters work best with a single, or just a few, stationary light sources in your image. With fireworks, the light source is moving, so you would likely get blurred streaks instead of nice light trails. Then again - there is no rule that says you can't try it out. Who knows? Chris A. Vedros
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BetterPhoto Member |
99.999999999999999% of what I do with a camera started out as experimentation. Try it. If you don't like the results, there's a;ways next year. Then again, you may be pleasantly surprized. Let us know how things turn out. Have fun and keep shooting,
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
If it's visible, a slight haze from the moving star burst. But nobody was telling him not to experiment. Now those fireworks that just explode into that white ball may give him a star effect.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
If you want to get an idea, go out at night with the star filter and shoot traffic with a slow shutter speed. The star effect on the headlights will act like a star filter on fireworks.
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