Mary's Photoblog
Almost!
Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 3 September 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.
This is the first time I've photographed fireworks and I almost got this one LOL :D
Taken at a proms in the park event in Staffordshire 2nd Sept 07.
Hope you all had a great weekend, thank you all once again for all the lovely comments on Fridays post :)
Best viewed LARGE :)
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Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have
Catalin from Bucharest, Romania
it is like an allien sun. is great, i like it mary. have e great week;)
3 Sep 2007 8:26am
@Catalin: Thank you Catalin, I like your interpretation of this one :)
Hope you have a great week too!
Shahab from Qazvin, Iran
What an unlike fire works shot!You`ve done it greatly MaryB!Perfect!!!
3 Sep 2007 8:53am
@Shahab: Thank you very much Shahab :)
I was quite pleased for a first try at photographing fireworks!
@Babul Bhatt: Thank you very much Babul :)
@badala: Thank you very much badala :)
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
This is one of the best I've seen...First time Hey? We're in for some good stuff from you MaryB
3 Sep 2007 9:55am
@Lorraine: Awww! thank you Lorraine, I got a couple of nice ones, hopefully I will get more the next time :)
@kmf: Thank you very much kmf, for your visit and very kind comment :)
@medam961: Thank you medam :)
@Dimitrios: They certainly did Dimitrios. Thank you :)
Soph from Enghien, Belgium
So hard to take fireworks! This is very abstract, well done! So, you had a good week-end?
3 Sep 2007 11:09am
@Soph: We had a lovely relaxing weekend thank you Soph :)
It was great exprience for taking fireworks, hopefully next time I will get more. thank you Soph :)
Wolfgang Prigge from Canada
I agree with Catalin, it looks like an alien sun. Very unusual shot of fireworks, I like it!
3 Sep 2007 11:57am
@Wolfgang Prigge: Thank you Wolfgang, I was suprised how this one turned out too! I wish that I had aimed higher and had caught the full shot! next time maybe :)
@Evi: Thank you Evi :)
Seraphine from San Francisco, United States
Almost got it? I think you captured it perfectly. It's much more interestng this way. Good.
3 Sep 2007 12:20pm
@Seraphine: Thank you very much, thats very kind of you Seraphine :)
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
I think this calls for another wow, Mary!! This is a really AMAZING capture!! There's so much texture to this fireworks capture, it looks almost like a spectacular solid overhead object to me...like a scintillating dazzling efflorescent ceiling light!! wow.
3 Sep 2007 12:50pm
@Rebecca: Oh my gosh! thank you Rebecca! :)
I was suprised how this one had turned out, most of the others were squiggles, I think I caught this one before it got to that stage!
Looking forward to November 5th now :)
Lost Valley from Canada
Mary!!! LOVELY!!!!! I love fireworks! Have you used the "fireworks setting" on the camera? This is PERFECT!!!! The color is outstanding!!!
3 Sep 2007 1:36pm
@Lost Valley: Aww! thank you LV, :)
I'm sure I did use the firework setting, I had intended to use the tripod, but it always gets in the way, so that was used for holding one of the lanterns lol :D as the fireworks went up I followed them with the camera.
Carson from Portland, United States
Cool, Mary. I think you've caught it just perfectly. :)
3 Sep 2007 2:16pm
@Carson: Awww! cheers Carson :)
@jelb: Bonjour :)
Thank you for your lovely comment jelb :)
astrise from Shunfu, Singapore
It's a very unique way of shooting fireworks. Quite a break from the cliche look. Great job!
3 Sep 2007 2:40pm
@astrise: Thank you very much for your visit and very kind comments astrise :)
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
wow!this is spectacular!i must never show you photos of fireworks i took!lol:)
3 Sep 2007 3:08pm
@tyan: I bet they're lovely tyan, :)
Thank you for your wow to this one!
Have a great week :)
@Manuela Photography: Thank you very much Manuela, I appreciate your kind comment :)
Soodabeh from Yazd, Iran
It is very excellent for the first time! I like the way you captured half of the sphere. I can imagine it as "Love explosion"!! ;-)
3 Sep 2007 4:16pm
@Soodabeh: Ah! dear Soodabeh, your comments are very kind, thank you.
A "love explosion" a nice way to think of it :)
@Masume: Thank you Masume, for your visit and for your very kind comments :)
Lost Valley from Canada
Mary I hope you received this before as I have tried to post to it. I wanted to tell you what a great photo this is!! I just love the coloring and The way you were able to frame it. I like the qualities of it!
3 Sep 2007 6:43pm
@Lost Valley: Cheers LV, Yes I got the one before this one, thank you again :)
@Walt: Thank you Walt :)
Is there some of your post missing?
Rebel Szczesny from Big Apple - NYC, United States
Wow! Spectacular. Nice one MaryB
3 Sep 2007 9:54pm
Markus from Reading, United Kingdom
Truly awesomely spectacularly gorgeous!!! Seriously!
3 Sep 2007 10:29pm
timothy sullivan from tokyo, Japan
funny; i usually hate shots that are cut off or just not showing the subject clearly... unless, as with your shot here, they have personality. the firework's large enough and aesthetically centered; great!
3 Sep 2007 11:58pm
tengtan from Melbourne, Australia
Well captured - fireworks up close do produce lovely abstracts and this one is a fine example indeed.
4 Sep 2007 1:25am
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Lovely effect. I would never have known that it was a first effort, if you hadn't said so!
4 Sep 2007 12:02pm
R from Nowhere and Everywhere, United States
LOOOOOOK at U !!! really nice one , falling stars ......excellent ........ I am glad you caught this the way you did ...... BRILLIANT !
4 Sep 2007 9:55pm
bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom
great positioning MaryB--excellent composition--BillyB
4 Sep 2007 10:33pm
Rob from Velveetaville, United States
Hey MB, I really like the "almost" part with half of the subject out of the frame... to be honest, fireworks are kind of boring after you see a bunch but this is different and refreshing... nice job.
P.S. - haven't posted anything new but wanted to check in and see what you have been up to...
Cheers,
Rob
5 Sep 2007 1:01pm
Panasonic DMC-FZ7
1/5 second
F/4.0
ISO 80
93 mm (35mm equiv.)