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ONESHOT

WAITING IN THE DARK OF NIGHT FOR THE HOURLY SHOW OF FIRE TO
SHOOT INTO THE SKY. I TRIED CATCHING THIS PHOTO AT CLOSE RANGE BUT ALL I SEEM'D TO GET WAS MAJOR OVER EXPOSURE. SO I DECIDED TO TRY MY LUCK ON THE YARRA BRIDGE, NOT WHAT I WANTED BUT NOT TOO BAD EITHER COMMENTS MORE THAN WELCOME AND IDEA'S ON HOW
I CAN BETTER TAKE THIS SORT OF PHOTO...?
I USED A 70~300 TO TAKE THIS CHEERS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP OFFERED :scratch :scratch

Tommyboy

Hey ONESHOT,

That's a pretty cool photo, but I can see your struggle with exposure.

What you're dealing with is trying to squeeze as much as you can out of the latitude. The flames are so much brighter than the lit walls, that the camera's meter is struggling to give you what you want.

Shooting on AE? Program?

I'm going to recommend what Kodak used to recommend for shooting fireworks: Try experimenting with daylight exposures on manual. Maybe start at 1/500 at f/8.0 or so, ISO 50 or 100. I'm just guessing, of course. This will take some experimentation. If I could see your exif, I could give you a better stab.

I'm sure others will chime in with greater expertise.

Good luck and post another image if you try again!

Tommyboy

Here's a couple of examples of what I'm trying to convey. These are pictures of fireworks that I shot in Hawaii four years ago with a Nikon Coolpix 995. Though not exactly the same as your situation, this is similar with extremely bright light against a dark or black background.

This shot was taken at 1/60 f/2.8 ISO 100. The exposure is pretty good.



This shot, which I realized was much brighter, was shot at 1/125, f/4.2 and the camera automatically bumped the ISO to 400. As you can see, it's WAY overexposed. I should have left it at ISO 100, and shot it at perhaps 1/500 f/8.0, just a guess.



Hope this clarifies what I'm trying to say.

ONESHOT

Thx Tommyboy, Yer I Do Need Help, I Would Like To Go Out Shooting With Someone Who Can Show Me How Its Done.
I Always Go Out On My Own, Was Thinking About Joining
A Club Or Something. Should I Be Looking At Buying 12~24mm
Lense From Canon. Would That Help..!!!!! I'm Using A 75~300se
Or Is It Just Me Lol
Thx For Your Imput Thou I Do Appreciate It..

ONESHOT

PS LIKE YOUR PIC'S

Tommyboy

ONESHOT wrote:

Thx Tommyboy, Yer I Do Need Help, I Would Like To Go Out Shooting With Someone Who Can Show Me How Its Done.
I Always Go Out On My Own, Was Thinking About Joining
A Club Or Something. Should I Be Looking At Buying 12~24mm
Lense From Canon. Would That Help..!!!!! I'm Using A 75~300se
Or Is It Just Me Lol
Thx For Your Imput Thou I Do Appreciate It..

I would encourage you to meet up with someone who knows more than you do; that's how we learn. This board might be just the place to do that.

I'm looking at a 50mm f/1.4 and a 10-22 f/3.5. But in your photo, the lens is irrelevant. It's all about the exposure. I hope you get a chance to try it out and post the result.

Good luck and good on ya, mate.