dunefreak Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 First, we did the Boulder City Veterans Memorial Park thing. We grabbed a blanket, a cooler, and some snacks and headed to meet some friends at the grass field for some entertainment and fireworks. Good times. Anna was every kids' best friend handing out sparklers. funnel cake...hell yiah! fireworks.. Then we hit up the dry lake bed for some amazing good times. More pics to come from that... :mischevious: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAGDOLL MX Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 cool pics Pete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas style Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 nice fireworks pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 ....and then the bon fire/ fireworks party out at the dry lake bed. This fire was fuggin HUGE and there was a ton of bucks wrapped up in fireworks that these guys brought out on pallets. Good azz times. We and laughed are a$$es off all night. Some pics from that... nothing but the finest & most professional experienced pyrotechnicians :bert: (zoomed and cropped) :ah: This was so much fun. It was utter chaos :ah: , but was actually somewhat under control if that makes any sense. :mischevious: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EY3BA11 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 ....and then the bon fire/ fireworks party out at the dry lake bed. This fire was fuggin HUGE and there was a ton of bucks wrapped up in fireworks that these guys brought out on pallets. Good azz times. We and laughed are a$$es off all night. Some pics from that... nothing but the finest & most professional experienced pyrotechnicians :bert: (zoomed and cropped) :ah: This was so much fun. It was utter chaos :ah: , but was actually somewhat under control if that makes any sense. :mischevious: sounds like a good weekend in dumont. Cant get to my phone but your more than welcome to post up my 4th of july pic LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINNER Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 nice pics pete! i forgot my tri-pod so i got the wavy firework shots, but still had a great time, also did the boulder city thing, we posted up on the golf course and watched from there. we spent the weekend at the lake so, it was a quik trip into town then back out to the water. the wind on saturday was a little much to take the boat out, so we hung out in the slip and had a great day. my 2 year old decided she was gangster enough to go down the slide into the lake (the drop from the slide to the water is about 3 times her height) so i was proud papa. haha <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indasand Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 We left for Temple Bar Marina around 8:30 am. Crossing the Dam was a breeze... only two boats ahead of us at the dock, that's busy LOL. Spent 6-7 hrs on the water and did the usual tube a knee board thing. But this was the first time wakeboarding. They all did great!!!!! I'm so proud of them getting up on there first time out. Jake was up the longest at about 2 minutes before wiping out.. I got yelled at for towing too fast or too slow ha ha ha, new to me too... All in all it was a perfect day. The resturant at the marina has the best philly cheesesteak to end the day in air conditioning... I'm getting hooked on that side of the lake for family trips, even on busy weekends it seems you have the lake to yourself.... After putting the boat back in the water cause I hooked it up wrong (duh) we then came home and let the kids light there fireworks off in the street while sitting back having a few cold ones!!!!!!!! :mischevious: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cheese Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 looks like you guys all had better times than me. i only had 1 fugin beer all night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 sounds like a good weekend in dumont. Cant get to my phone but your more than welcome to post up my 4th of july pic LOL budlight pajammmmmmmy jams nice pics pete! i forgot my tri-pod so i got the wavy firework shots, but still had a great time, also did the boulder city thing, we posted up on the golf course and watched from there. Thanks Justin. Actually these were all taken hand held. I wished I had the tripod, but 50% of them came out pretty decent just holding the camera really still while laying on my side. We left for Temple Bar Marina around 8:30 am. Crossing the Dam was a breeze... only two boats ahead of us at the dock, that's busy LOL. Spent 6-7 hrs on the water and did the usual tube a knee board thing. But this was the first time wakeboarding. They all did great!!!!! I'm so proud of them getting up on there first time out. Jake was up the longest at about 2 minutes before wiping out.. I got yelled at for towing too fast or too slow ha ha ha, new to me too... All in all it was a perfect day. The resturant at the marina has the best philly cheesesteak to end the day in air conditioning... I'm getting hooked on that side of the lake for family trips, even on busy weekends it seems you have the lake to yourself.... After putting the boat back in the water cause I hooked it up wrong (duh) we then came home and let the kids light there fireworks off in the street while sitting back having a few cold ones!!!!!!!! :mischevious: Great pics Brian. Looks like a nice day at the lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EY3BA11 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 spent damn near all day on the couch.. was effin awesome relax day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUn2it Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) :mischevious: Thanks Justin. Actually these were all taken hand held. I wished I had the tripod, but 50% of them came out pretty decent just holding the camera really still while laying on my side. Great pics Brian. Looks like a nice day at the lake. You shot those handheld? SteadyHandPete, good shots. Brians pic of that 1 bluff almost had me Photoshopping. Edited July 6, 2009 by RUn2it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan M Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 (edited) Heres a couple of pics of fireworks that I took in Brianhead.... I love the 4th! Edited July 7, 2009 by Bryan M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1208 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 nice pics pete and bryan .....well i did a little bbq @ the house friday,sat&sun..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 Good job, Bryan. Those look great. Were yours handheld also or did you bring a tripod? I forget to share the link to all the rest of the pics if anyone cares to see em. http://actionshutter.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=24 There's a few exra in there that I didnt post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan M Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 (edited) Good job, Bryan. Those look great. Were yours handheld also or did you bring a tripod? I forget to share the link to all the rest of the pics if anyone cares to see em. http://actionshutter.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=24 There's a few exra in there that I didnt post. Thanks guys....I used a railing of a balcony Pete....if you look on the left corner you can see I accidently caught the support column the first one is a good clean pic though.... I also posted some pics in the DSLR thread... Pete can you PM me on how you watermark your pics, I wanna figure that out for some other pics I took.....ppppplease! Edited July 7, 2009 by Bryan M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp-guy Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 (edited) Well mine aren't 4th of July but they are fireworks none the less. I went down to Seaworld and took pictures of the show. I read a trick on how to shoot fireworks and it seemed to work pretty good. It's called the "hat method" I set the camera for a long exposure (20 seconds) and I covered the lense (I used my hand) when I don't want to let light in, and when I do, simply move my hand. The pictures with multiple shells going off was shot using that method. Iso was 200 and focus was set to infinity. Too bad the wind wasn't helping out with the smoke, no breeze at all. Edited July 9, 2009 by bp-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan M Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Well mine aren't 4th of July but they are fireworks none the less. I went down to Seaworld and took pictures of the show. I read a trick on how to shoot fireworks and it seemed to work pretty good. It's called the "hat method" I set the camera for a long exposure (20 seconds) and I covered the lense (I used my hand) when I don't want to let light in, and when I do, simply move my hand. The pictures with multiple shells going off was shot using that method. Iso was 200 and focus was set to infinity. Too bad the wind wasn't helping out with the smoke, no breeze at all. Nice pics BPG...how long would you remove your hand for?....mine were shot with a 30 sec exposure and it almost didn't have enough light ... Did you have a really low apeture set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Pete can you PM me on how you watermark your pics, I wanna figure that out for some other pics I took.....ppppplease! I use Photoshop to make the watermark logo, but then my gallery automatically embeds the watermark when I upload them. You can still do it manually in Photoshop. Just create a layer on top of the photo and place or create your logo there. You can choose teh opacity should you decide you want it transparent or not. Well mine aren't 4th of July but they are fireworks none the less. I went down to Seaworld and took pictures of the show. I read a trick on how to shoot fireworks and it seemed to work pretty good. It's called the "hat method" I set the camera for a long exposure (20 seconds) and I covered the lense (I used my hand) when I don't want to let light in, and when I do, simply move my hand. The pictures with multiple shells going off was shot using that method. Iso was 200 and focus was set to infinity. Too bad the wind wasn't helping out with the smoke, no breeze at all. Good job Tim! Pretty cool pics. I have read about that method before, but never had the chance to give it a try. It's a pretty good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Nice pics BPG...how long would you remove your hand for?....mine were shot with a 30 sec exposure and it almost didn't have enough light ... Did you have a really low apeture set? 30 second exposure and still not enough light!? What size aperature lens was it? For night shots you want that aperature wide open as far as it will go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp-guy Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 (edited) here is the info I pulled off one of my pictures- Shooting Date/Time 7/8/2009 9:52:44 PM Owner's Name Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE Tv( Shutter Speed ) 8 Av( Aperture Value ) 3.5 Metering Mode Evaluative Metering Exposure Compensation -1/3 ISO Speed 200 Auto ISO Speed OFF Lens 19-35mm Focal Length 19.0 mm Image Size 4752x3168 Image Quality Fine Flash Off FE lock OFF White Balance Mode Auto AF Mode Manual focusing Picture Style User Defined 1(Standard) Sharpness 5 Contrast 2 Saturation 3 Color tone 1 Color Space sRGB Long exposure noise reduction 0:Off High ISO speed noise reduction 0:Standard Highlight tone priority 0:Disable Auto Lighting Optimizer 0:Standard File Size 1556 KB Drive Mode High-speed continuous shooting Live View Shooting OFF I put my hand infront of the lense till a shell was launched, I kept my hand away till I wanted to stop the action of the burst. It's kind of trial and error on that. Plus guessing on how long to do it without missing a good one. Edited July 9, 2009 by bp-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan M Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 (edited) thanks for ALL the info....after looking at your pics more I realized you had way more ambient light helping you....Brianhead was pitch black until the firework exploded so it was pretty much the only light source... Pete, I was using SP and let the camera select aperture Ill have to do what BP just did and see what it auto chose... maybe I should have used AP instead and let it select shutter might have been a better route to go...still learnin...love it! Edited July 10, 2009 by Bryan M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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