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We spent two nights shooting 4th of July fireworks first at Aloha Tower, then at Maunalua Bay in Hawaii Kai. On Friday, we waited for nearly 2 hours for the 8:45pm show at one of the lookout areas for the 10-12 minutes fireworks set off right in the harbor. This year, I had a pretty good view because there wasn't a roof overhead as there was in the other lookout and this year it seemed less crowded.
There wasn't as much wind so the blooms of the fireworks came out more like a chrysanthemum. I boosted the red and blue in PSE so that it would look more vibrant.
After some struggling w/ my camera and remote timing, I was able to capture the fireworks as it was shot out from the boat.
I really liked the effects of the sparkling blooms, but unfortunately, it does not photograph quite as well and looks more like a mess.
The finale started w/ multiple blooms but the final sequence was too bright for me to capture it w/ proper exposure.
On Saturday, we headed to Maunalua Bay for the 2nd annual fireworks at 8pm. This year it seemed like the crowd more than doubled. There were lots of kids having fun playing w/ sparklers and it was cool capturing it w/ a long exposure shot, until the police showed up and ended the fun.
The fireworks started w/ a boom and it seemed to never stop. One popped and another would go off..it was really hard for me to figure out the proper timing w/ my bulb setting.
We were so close to the barge, the fireworks seemed HUGE overhead...it was a good thing I have a 16-35mm this year.
It seemed like they started w/ the finale first since there was a continuous stream of fireworks.
Since there was some wind, the trails of the fireworks looked less of an weeping willow, but did have a really cool affect.
There were these happy face fireworks, but my shots all came out looking like streaks. Actually, I'm not even sure if this shot was a happy face bloom...but the fireworks show sure left a happy face on a lot of people's faces.
There wasn't as much wind so the blooms of the fireworks came out more like a chrysanthemum. I boosted the red and blue in PSE so that it would look more vibrant.
After some struggling w/ my camera and remote timing, I was able to capture the fireworks as it was shot out from the boat.
I really liked the effects of the sparkling blooms, but unfortunately, it does not photograph quite as well and looks more like a mess.
The finale started w/ multiple blooms but the final sequence was too bright for me to capture it w/ proper exposure.
On Saturday, we headed to Maunalua Bay for the 2nd annual fireworks at 8pm. This year it seemed like the crowd more than doubled. There were lots of kids having fun playing w/ sparklers and it was cool capturing it w/ a long exposure shot, until the police showed up and ended the fun.
The fireworks started w/ a boom and it seemed to never stop. One popped and another would go off..it was really hard for me to figure out the proper timing w/ my bulb setting.
We were so close to the barge, the fireworks seemed HUGE overhead...it was a good thing I have a 16-35mm this year.
It seemed like they started w/ the finale first since there was a continuous stream of fireworks.
Since there was some wind, the trails of the fireworks looked less of an weeping willow, but did have a really cool affect.
There were these happy face fireworks, but my shots all came out looking like streaks. Actually, I'm not even sure if this shot was a happy face bloom...but the fireworks show sure left a happy face on a lot of people's faces.
2 comments:
!!WOW!! Nice captures. I could see the fireworks from my living room window, and they seemed to be so close. Unfortunately, Kona was freaking out even though I gave him tranquilizers, so I didn't want to leave him and couldn't even step outside for a few shots.
Great fireworks shots in spite of the Live View. I can really tell the difference from last year. Great job!
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