I am going to give you the settings I use when shooting fireworks in case you haven't done it before and want some ideas. Hope this helps some first timers.
Manual mode
Tripod
ISO 100
F stop F22
10 second exposure
Focus on the first burst, check to see if it is sharp and the turn off auto focus
if you shoot back button focus lock on to a burst, check for sharpness and then forget focusing
Take a wide angle lens because the bursts are huge and you will cut off a lot using a longer lens, you can always crop but you can't add the burst back if you use too long of a lens and cut parts off
I press the shutter and at the end of ten seconds press it again and repeat until the show is over.
Ten second exposures will give you several bursts in the same shot and make for a more colorful and interesting image
If you use a wide opening or f stop all the streaks of light will be wide and fuzzy
Using a small F stop will make the burst nice and sharp and give you much more detail
Make sure your batteries are charged and you have plenty of memory with you and take a small flashlight with you. Don't wait until you get there and it is dark to figure out how to get these setting on your camera, do it early so you won't be rushed.
Manual mode
Tripod
ISO 100
F stop F22
10 second exposure
Focus on the first burst, check to see if it is sharp and the turn off auto focus
if you shoot back button focus lock on to a burst, check for sharpness and then forget focusing
Take a wide angle lens because the bursts are huge and you will cut off a lot using a longer lens, you can always crop but you can't add the burst back if you use too long of a lens and cut parts off
I press the shutter and at the end of ten seconds press it again and repeat until the show is over.
Ten second exposures will give you several bursts in the same shot and make for a more colorful and interesting image
If you use a wide opening or f stop all the streaks of light will be wide and fuzzy
Using a small F stop will make the burst nice and sharp and give you much more detail
Make sure your batteries are charged and you have plenty of memory with you and take a small flashlight with you. Don't wait until you get there and it is dark to figure out how to get these setting on your camera, do it early so you won't be rushed.
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