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.
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.
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
I took a few pictures on auto, no flash first, just to see what it did.
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.
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