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Old 08-11-2009, 2:23 PM   #1
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What a laugh.....got invited to Tobers at last moment for a firework extravaganza...or a couple of rocket depending how you look at it...

had to try to capture the true majesty and explosive beauty of these things with my iPhone....amazing.




































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Re: FiREWORKS

And theres me thinking its not the camera but the person behind the camera
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Reminds me of that scene with the two flourescent condoms in a Peter Sellers movie

Thanks for sharing Gordon

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blue line and a smudgie red blob, not my cup of tea but well done for having a go
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blue line and a smudgie red blob, not my cup of tea but well done for having a go
What can I say...I try
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Re: FiREWORKS

I think you have managed to capture all the tension and drama of the event - Without having to lug around a bag full of lenses.
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Re: FiREWORKS

Can you post the exposure settings please?
I want to recreate them...
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Can you post the exposure settings please?
I want to recreate them...
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Old 08-11-2009, 6:05 PM   #9
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Can you post the exposure settings please?
I want to recreate them...
No (trade secret), you'll have to reverse engineer it from the image.....
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Re: FiREWORKS

Good to see even you can knock out a cr@p photo evey now and then.

Thanks for sharing
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Old 08-11-2009, 6:13 PM   #11
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Good to see even you can knock out a cr@p photo evey now and then.

Thanks for sharing
I actually like it.....now you've hurt my feelings....


here is it's partner...not so fond of this one....



oh...and I can assure you I am pretty good at taking crap photo's.....might share one on the crap photo thread during the week....
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