That particular batch was from a really decrepit carnival in NE Connecticut, (Town of Brookline IIRC). The rides were seedy, the performers listless and games of chance so obviously rigged that even the locals weren't fooled. But the fireworks were good. Those I shot on the or about the 4th suffered from my not using proper camera support, (digital lets you experiment with no fear). I haven't posted many other shots from that carnival because those I took made the show look too good. But I did post this one of a friends daughter:
http://home.earthlink.net/~morephotos/PESO_--_thisissolame.html ann sanfedele wrote: > P. J. Alling wrote: > > >> The sensor isn't going to capture anything like the real colors no >> matter what you do. I just use AWB and shoot raw, correcting to >> something that is clost to what I remember. >> >> http://home.earthlink.net/~morephotos/PESO_--_fireworks1a.html >> >> The camera thought that these were much more "orange" than I remembered. >> >> > > Hey Peter these are lovely - especially the first one... > I didnt' shoot at all this year as I was fearful of taking the tripod up > on the roof with a possible > thunder storm here -- it turned out to be only a drizzle - > > Where were the fireworks you shot? > > ann > > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >> >>> Does anyone have any suggestions for choosing a white balance when >>> photographing fireworks with a K10D ? I always used film before (Kodak >>> 100Tungsten negative), >>> and did some test with city lights a few days ago, and was surprised with >>> the results when comparing Tungsten and Daylight settings. The city lights >>> where far closer in color when Daylight was the setting, vs. the tungsten >>> setting. >>> >>> As well, what ISO shoud it be set at? Is there a niticeable degradation >>> between ISO 100 and 400? >>> >>> Thanks for any suggestions. >>> >>> Michel >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > -- All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a dog. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
