Chinese New Year Eve 2002 Fireworks

[ckiang]

Hi,

Here are mine. The lab scans didn't resize well somehow (dunno why). Fireworks shooting involves quite a bit of luck. Here are some of the better ones, rescanned using the office's HP Scanjet 5470c with film adaptor. A bit oversharpened tho.

All are shot on Fujichrome Provia 100F, Nikon F100, Nikkor AF 20mm f2.8D. Manual mode, f/8 and bulb mode (various timings, can't remember).

Regards
CK

 

[ckiang]

More.

Regards
CK

 

[megaweb]

nice shots !!

 

[ninelives]

super !! I love your fireworks !!

 

[ckiang]

Thanks for the compliments. Next fireworks will probably be National Day already...

Regards
CK

 

[Goose]

very nice fire works!!!

 

[Falcon]

Any tips on taking those shots?

 

[Violett]

Nice shots.. pity I didn't catch any...

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by Falcon
Any tips on taking those shots?

See this article by our sifu Jed Wee.

http://www.essence-of-light.com/fireworks.htm

Regards
CK

 

[Kevin]

Did you use zoom lens?

Well done, :thumbsup:

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by Kevin
Did you use zoom lens?

Well done, :thumbsup:

Thanks! Hmm... didn't I say "Nikon F100, Nikkor AF 20mm f2.8D" ? It's a 20mm prime lens.

Regards
CK

 

[Kevin]

Originally posted by ckiang


Thanks! Hmm... didn't I say "Nikon F100, Nikkor AF 20mm f2.8D" ? It's a 20mm prime lens.

Regards
CK

Pai seh, :embrass: . I know nuts about SLR lens. 20mm, is it a wide angle? I thot smallest is 28mm?

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by Kevin
Pai seh, :embrass: . I know nuts about SLR lens. 20mm, is it a wide angle? I thot smallest is 28mm?

24-35mm is wide angle
14-20mm is ultra wide

You get a lot of choices when u use an SLR.

below 14 is mostly fisheye, though there are 14, 15, 16mm fisheye lenses around too.

then fisheye lenses got rectilinear and the non-rectilinear ones. The non-rectilinear ones are the ones which give you a more or less circular image with a lot of fisheye distortion.

Regards
CK

 

[Kevin]

Originally posted by ckiang
24-35mm is wide angle
14-20mm is ultra wide

You get a lot of choices when u use an SLR.

below 14 is mostly fisheye, though there are 14, 15, 16mm fisheye lenses around too.

then fisheye lenses got rectilinear and the non-rectilinear ones. The non-rectilinear ones are the ones which give you a more or less circular image with a lot of fisheye distortion.
Regards
CK

Wah very "deep" ah! Must save this thread and study slowly. Get a lot of choices with SLR mean soend more more money also right.

Anyway, Sam from John3:16 just certify my old Minolta 5xi still useable so I am going to send to Minolta service to demold (service it). How often do you all send in the SLR for service?

If I want to replace my current lens (30-85mm), any recommendation (economical one lah )?

Thanks--

 

[Klause]

Great pictures!

 

[ckiang]

:gbounce:

upz for today. Raining, can't shoot again.

Regards
CK

 

[djork]

Originally posted by Kevin

Anyway, Sam from John3:16 just certify my old Minolta 5xi still useable so I am going to send to Minolta service to demold (service it). How often do you all send in the SLR for service?

Thanks--

if it costs quite a lot to service, u might want to consider picking up a good condition 2nd hand dynax 5... last time i saw one was around 300.

 

[Larry]

Originally posted by ckiang
[Bupz for today. Raining, can't shoot again. [/B]

yeah, bummer isn't it... :cry:

 

[oceanxp]

Originally posted by Larry
yeah, bummer isn't it... :cry:

larry, maybe the new CS project should titled "shooting in the rain"

we seldom see posts that are in raining day ... that is a challenge !!!

 

[oceanxp]

Originally posted by ckiang
Thanks for the compliments. Next fireworks will probably be National Day already...

Regards
CK

can share some lucks ? nice shots !