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31-10-2007, 9:05 AM
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I'm hopefully going to photograph the fireworks tonight, but will be bringing the monopod instead of the tripod due to the crowds, i'll be using my sigma 17-70 or niftyfifty, what settings would you recommend, I am thinking something like iso 200, 1/10, f8.
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31-10-2007, 5:25 PM
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ISO 100 should suffice since fireworks are pretty bright and show up well against a dark sky.
I guess the shutter speed is a bit of trial and error, but a mate of mine got some really good shots just using the bulb setting and holding the shutter open for as long as the firework lasted (he was also using a monopod).
Make sure you post up some of the results! 
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31-10-2007, 5:43 PM
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how do you focus for something that is so far away?
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Manual
infinity setting or just before depending on the aperture and focal length
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Thanks guys Quote:
Originally Posted by T0MAT01  ISO 100 should suffice since fireworks are pretty bright and show up well against a dark sky.
I guess the shutter speed is a bit of trial and error, but a mate of mine got some really good shots just using the bulb setting and holding the shutter open for as long as the firework lasted (he was also using a monopod).
Make sure you post up some of the results! | Was there any horizontal motion blur using the monopod with a long shutter speed?
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31-10-2007, 7:44 PM
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That time of year already  Here's the Fireworks thread from last year, I'm positive there'll be something useful in there for us all in the coming days
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Originally Posted by DaveyD-UK Was there any horizontal motion blur using the monopod with a long shutter speed? | No the ones he posted on flickr look pretty good, I think he said he just sat the camera on the monopod, raised it up above head height (he was in a crowd), lent it against his shoulder and fired away.
You can see them in his set here if you're interested.
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