# 33 - World Fireworks Championships

MrsCueMrsCue Registered Users Posts: 412 Major grins
edited September 19, 2009 in The Dgrin Challenges
So I load myself up with all my lenses tripod and monopod, the works! Get to the mirror ball on Blackpool Prom only to find no battery in my 40D!!! :bash

Luckily I had taken along my Canon Powershot SX110 IS to let one of my daughters film with. I ended up hogging it to take shots.
No tripod setup because of the mess up so I just rested the camera on the bars :cry

I might go back next week or on the 2nd October to get some more but it'll be too late for the challenge. Oh well, here are a few the shots I felt had the most pleasing composition.

These are SERIOUSLY SOOC! Uploaded straight to my smugmug from my memory stick.
I think that little P&S did good job :clap

PS
If I am allowed to rotate, I have a great shot of my kids playing around the mirror ball.

1. I love the silhouettes of the people walking along the prom here.

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2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

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Canon EOS 40D, Canon EOS 350D, 50mm 1.8 MKII prime lens, 17-40mm f/4 L lens, 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS lens, 430 EX speedlite, Tungsten Continuous studio light, Pocket Wizards, Gary Fong Lightsphere, Stofen Omni bounce diffuser, 5in1 reflector

Comments

  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2009
    I'd go with 2.

    #1 is wonderful, but I don't see people moving, and the firework feels too static.
    #2 clap.gif
    #3 is similarly static (IMO) to #1 and less cool than #1.
    #4 seems that the movement is more camera movement than the scene's movement. Cool effect, but I like #2 better.
    #5 is similar to #4, but of these two I like #4 better since the movement is more linear and fits the subject better.
    - Andrew

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  • MrsCueMrsCue Registered Users Posts: 412 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2009
    Thanks Andrew.
    I have another idea but I'm not sure my kids will co-operate lol
    Canon EOS 40D, Canon EOS 350D, 50mm 1.8 MKII prime lens, 17-40mm f/4 L lens, 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS lens, 430 EX speedlite, Tungsten Continuous studio light, Pocket Wizards, Gary Fong Lightsphere, Stofen Omni bounce diffuser, 5in1 reflector

  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2009
    5 is really looking good to me
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  • The Curious CamelThe Curious Camel Registered Users Posts: 943 Major grins
    edited September 19, 2009
    I really like 3, there's movement and nice detail.

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