NDP2004 Fireworks from the waterfront

ericjklim · 10th August 2004

My contributions from the NDP 2004 fireworks yesterday.

http://www.pbase.com/ericjklim/national_day_fireworks

cheers

Ansel · 10th August 2004

Some noticeable camera shake. Did you hand hold the exposures?

ericjklim · 10th August 2004

used a cheap tripod. any tips on how to get a really steady shot on long exposures ? am really new to this and my D70 doesn't have a cable release. appreciate any advise you can give!!

cheers

ndroo · 10th August 2004

Originally Posted by ericjklim

used a cheap tripod. any tips on how to get a really steady shot on long exposures ? am really new to this and my D70 doesn't have a cable release. appreciate any advise you can give!!

cheers

get a remote control instead. works great.

Ansel · 10th August 2004

I think your cheap tripod is suspect. Even with my solid tripod, there was also a little camera movement in some exposures for the 2 seconds average exposure.

Well for me, I used the D70 too. I used the IR remote control for the exposures.

ericjklim · 10th August 2004

looks like it's time for tripod shopping. which tripod do you use ? any recommendations ? thks for the tips chaps !

cheers

LimCB · 10th August 2004

I find these repetitive stuff quite frankly, boring. Were there any variations at all to these fireworks? Year in year out I have been seeing the same.
Will a good tripod make a difference? You bet.

acidbyte · 10th August 2004

I think a reasonable tripod will be the Manfrotto 190B with ballhead..will set you back around $200-$250? Saw quite a number of that while shooting at the 2 weekends of fireworks. I am thinking of getting one myself.

mikeng · 10th August 2004

A manfotto like what bro Acidbyte recommend would be good enough. I have a D70 with a Gitzo CF tripod because I also use heavy lens like the 70-200VR. I have no complaints about the Gitzo though, although it is abit expensive. my 2 cents...

acidbyte · 10th August 2004

Yeah. I have a D70 too, and i think my shaky tripod won't be hanging on any longer so just want to get something moderate to use and i believe spending 200+ bucks on a tripod for DSLR should be worth it. :| I bought a manfrotto monopod and happy with it so next on my list would be the manfrotto tripod.

acidbyte · 10th August 2004

Originally Posted by renegade

get a remote control instead. works great.

oh yesh, i luv the remote control. Mine was given to me when i got my D70. Look like one of those remote control car locks.

ericjklim · 10th August 2004

thanks for the recommendations guys! jus wanna make sure when I get the tripod it's gonna be rock solid ! don't wanna make another bad buy ..

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ericjklim Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: East Posts: 62	NDP2004 Fireworks from the waterfront My contributions from the NDP 2004 fireworks yesterday. http://www.pbase.com/ericjklim/national_day_fireworks cheers

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ericjklim Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: East Posts: 62	the shakes! used a cheap tripod. any tips on how to get a really steady shot on long exposures ? am really new to this and my D70 doesn't have a cable release. appreciate any advise you can give!! cheers

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ericjklim Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: East Posts: 62	thks looks like it's time for tripod shopping. which tripod do you use ? any recommendations ? thks for the tips chaps ! cheers

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acidbyte Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: 4 me 2 know & 4 u 2 find out. Posts: 885	I think a reasonable tripod will be the Manfrotto 190B with ballhead..will set you back around $200-$250? Saw quite a number of that while shooting at the 2 weekends of fireworks. I am thinking of getting one myself. __________________ mOi bLoG - "i bLoG, dO yOu?"

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acidbyte Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: 4 me 2 know & 4 u 2 find out. Posts: 885	Yeah. I have a D70 too, and i think my shaky tripod won't be hanging on any longer so just want to get something moderate to use and i believe spending 200+ bucks on a tripod for DSLR should be worth it. :\| I bought a manfrotto monopod and happy with it so next on my list would be the manfrotto tripod. __________________ mOi bLoG - "i bLoG, dO yOu?"

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Ansel Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Land Downunder Posts: 2,069	Some noticeable camera shake. Did you hand hold the exposures?

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LimCB Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 185	I find these repetitive stuff quite frankly, boring. Were there any variations at all to these fireworks? Year in year out I have been seeing the same. Will a good tripod make a difference? You bet.

10th August 2004	#9
mikeng Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 72	A manfotto like what bro Acidbyte recommend would be good enough. I have a D70 with a Gitzo CF tripod because I also use heavy lens like the 70-200VR. I have no complaints about the Gitzo though, although it is abit expensive. my 2 cents...