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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 142512" data-attributes="member: 9240">You want your aperture to be such that your DoF covers the entire span of your light trail, so somewhere between f8 to f16 depending on your focal length should work, you may need to adjust ISO appropriately the smaller you go so you get enough light.  But remember, a lot of this is about the contrast of the light to the dark sky, so unless you're looking to include other things (buildings, city scapes, etc.) in the photo then it's just about capturing the light for the duration of the explosion.There are several decent tutorials out there if you search for "Shooting Fireworks with a DSLR", and while there are minor discrepancies between them, read a couple and you'll see where the advice is consistent and where there's room left for interpretation.</blockquote>