Nick UlivieriWhat happens when you twist your lens' focus ring while shooting long exposures of fireworks
Janne@Nick_ulivieri Wow, beautiful! I don‘t dare to ask how many shots you missed until this beauty appeared.
Given the shapes I guess you had to start defocused and then just hit the spot while fireworks were flying, right? Incredible.
Given the shapes I guess you had to start defocused and then just hit the spot while fireworks were flying, right? Incredible.
@tanuva Maybe 1 of 15 hits with something interesting. I was shooting neighborhood fireworks in the city on the 4th, so I had a couple hours. But, yes, I start defocused and rigged up a little focus index 'stopper' with a couple paper clips at ∞ so I'd end the exposure as focused as I could get given the situation
@tanuva The challenge was always knowing where the fireworks were coming from. I had an 180° views and they were coming from all over. Some people were more active but then would rest and another group would start firing. Half the battle was getting the camera pointed in the right direction as I head the 'thud' of the mortar fire from its tube