The Short Of It

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This is the very short version of my tome on Digital Pyro Photography. Use the links above (and below) to see more extensive explanations.
  1. Location, location location. Where you go to experience the show might not be the best place to go to take pictures.
  2. Use a camera that can go into full manual mode. Turn off all the goodies that you just spent money to get.
  3. Use a tripod. This is mandatory. Get the beefiest one you can find.
  4. Use a remote shutter release. If you touch the camera, you will shake it.
  5. Take off the filters to reduce ghosts and flares.
  6. Charge the batteries, make sure there's room on the memory card, yadda yadda yadda.
  7. f11, ISO100, bulb mode. These are my settings, seems to work very well.
  8. Set up the camera with the first shells, then watch the skies without using the camera. Listen for the thump to get the timing of the shells.
  9. Don't forget to watch the show!!!

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