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D5500 Fireworks - First Try
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<blockquote data-quote="whbowers" data-source="post: 568138" data-attributes="member: 42410"><p>I'm new to DSLR and tried firework photography last night for the first time. I had the camera on a lightweight tripod, saved pictures in RAW format, 14-bit at full 24MB resolution, sRGB color space, 18mm focal length and didn't use picture preview in the interest of speed. The lens is an AF-S Nikkor 18-55 1:3.5-5.6 G II. </p><p></p><p>I took a few pictures on auto, no flash first, just to see what it did. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]219479[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>After that I used manual mode with what seemed to be the average settings that I found in my Internet research: Bulb shutter release, minimum ISO 100, manual focus at infinity, F11. Originally, I planned to use my cell phone or tablet as a WiFi remote shutter control, but decided to just use the shutter on the camera. All went well for a while, but then the clarity degenerated greatly.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]219480[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]219478[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>I took about 115 pictures over about 18 minutes during the entire show. Any thoughts as to what went wrong? I scaled the pictures down as jpegs, but can provide details of the NEF files if it helps.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your help and advice.</p><p></p><p>Bill Bowers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whbowers, post: 568138, member: 42410"] I'm new to DSLR and tried firework photography last night for the first time. I had the camera on a lightweight tripod, saved pictures in RAW format, 14-bit at full 24MB resolution, sRGB color space, 18mm focal length and didn't use picture preview in the interest of speed. The lens is an AF-S Nikkor 18-55 1:3.5-5.6 G II. I took a few pictures on auto, no flash first, just to see what it did. [ATTACH=CONFIG]219479._xfImport[/ATTACH] After that I used manual mode with what seemed to be the average settings that I found in my Internet research: Bulb shutter release, minimum ISO 100, manual focus at infinity, F11. Originally, I planned to use my cell phone or tablet as a WiFi remote shutter control, but decided to just use the shutter on the camera. All went well for a while, but then the clarity degenerated greatly. [ATTACH=CONFIG]219480._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]219478._xfImport[/ATTACH] I took about 115 pictures over about 18 minutes during the entire show. Any thoughts as to what went wrong? I scaled the pictures down as jpegs, but can provide details of the NEF files if it helps. Thanks for your help and advice. Bill Bowers [/QUOTE]
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