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Matt · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:35 am Post subject: Plymouth Fireworks Contest

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cslmotor/sets/72157622014588960/

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DetmoldDick · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:51 am Post subject:

Some fantastic shots there Matt. Looks like a good evening.
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Matt · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:28 pm Post subject:

Thanks.

It was good to watch, but around 50,000 people were having to leave the city centre at the same time and it was hellish.

Won't be going back tonight!
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Yabbo · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:45 pm Post subject:

awesome shots!

what kind of exposures were you doing? and what aperture? always mean to try an get some firework shots but come novenmber when they have the shows i wimp out and sit at home in the warm instead

Matt · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:59 pm Post subject:

Mostly 2 seconds at F8.

I'll definitely be going to some in November

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Yabbo · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:29 pm Post subject:

Yeah I will make sure I get out this year (not that we have very spectaclar shows round this way!) got to replace the tripod by then. Do you use a remote shutter or do you just have very steady hands?

Matt · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:19 pm Post subject:

Remote shutter. I can hand-hold for 1-second at best.
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Yabbo · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject:

ah ok (not used a remote shutter since college!) better than me in the hand steadyness lol

the old man · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:45 pm Post subject:

Yabbo, with the camera mounted on a tripod you can always use the cameras delayed timer, saves the cost of a remote release., or I have a Hahnel radio remote release, cheaper than Canon's wired remote.
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