We're planning to head down to Panama City this evening -- they have fireworks over the marina. Tallahassee is much closer and also has good fireworks, but just in a large city park. I think Panama City's setting is better.
I've only been to see Panama City's show once, and that was nearly 15 years ago. So I'm sort of flying blind here, compared to shooting Wishes. At the Magic Kingdom, I know where to set up, where the fireworks are going to be in the sky, when to get in place -- even when to fire the shutter. Tonight, I'm going to have to do some guesswork on all those factors.
If I can get close enough to the water, I'll probably use my 10-20 and try to get an establishing shot by shooting a bracketed series for HDR, then combine that with the better fireworks shots I get. That's my goal, but it is iffy because I'll do that if I can get the water in the shot and if I don't have to recompose once the fireworks start. If I'm farther back than I'd like, I may switch to the 18-135. Since my lowest marked ISO is 200, I'm guessing f-11 on bulb as a starting point. What do you guys think? I like the fireworks trails to be relatively thin but colorful.
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My fireworks pics ended up out of focus but still much better then years past when I had no clue what to do.
