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The Best Way to Photograph Fireworks
Here's what you need to know to capture the excitement of a summer fireworks display.
Dave Johnson, PC World
Sunday, June 28, 2009 05:00 PM PDT
How to Photograph Fireworks
For the photographer, winter certainly has its share of iconic subjects, such as Christmas trees, snowmen, and icicles hanging from a roof. But there's nothing quite like the excitement of shooting summertime fireworks. Done right, fireworks photos are dynamic and colorful, and they convey a sense of action better than almost any other kind of still image. Read on to learn how to capture some exciting fireworks photos of your own this summer.
(Photo by foxypar4.)
(Almost) Any Camera Will Do…
Though photos of fireworks look impressive, you don't need specialized gear to get good results. You can use almost any digital camera to capture fireworks, as long as it offers either some degree of manual exposure control (so that you can dial in the right ISO, aperture, and shutter speed settings) or a fireworks scene mode designed to do the work for you.
Even compact digital cameras can meet the challenge. The Fujifilm Finepix F200 EXR
shown here, for example, hits the sweet spot for portability and simplicity–it's a superb compact point-and-shoot that, when set to fireworks mode and stabilized to minimize image shake, can take some excellent fireworks shots.
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