Digital Photography Tutorial - Fireworks Comments

Very nice! Some good shots.

Good shots. Too bad it came a week and a half late. October 15th was Diwali in India. Its a festival which people celebrate by lighting crackers. Its done a very huge scale here.

I'm not a photographer at all (only own a N95 for photos) but love to read your tutorials they are very well written that even someone who knows nothing about photography (me) can understand it and come away with the feeling they've learnt something, well done.

@Cliff - Another good article thanks. I like the Photoshop tip and will have to try it if I get some good shot's of fireworks. On another subject, will the photography comp continue again next month?

@Jay - It's not about your equipment that makes you a photographer :) If you enjoy taking shot's with your mobile then you already are one. Some of my favorite photos have come from my mobile :)

Here is a link to one of my personal favorite photographers who just happens to use a iphone to take them with: www.flickr.com/photos/hawkushi/

Also if your interested here is my blog where I take photo's with a Nokia 6620c (similiar spec to yours)www.artfrommymobile.blogspot.com

Cliff - Good news with the photography comp. It's one of my favorite sections on the site because I (hopefully) get to learn how to get better by seeing how the talented interpret your subjects each month :)

The steps are between Park Row and Park Valley. Or it's easier to imagine going down the side of the Castle (Lenton Rd), taking the first right and they are on the right hand side. I'm lucky that I work at Castle College (formally the People's College) next to the Castle so there's alot to see and capture on my lunch breaks :)

Thanks for the compliment :)

Thanks for this, perfect timing and I managed to haul my trusty D40 and ancient 50mm lens (so old it's manual everything time on the D40) down to my mates backyard show tonight. One thing I did find was that during the bigger all-in-one barrages if I loosened up the tripod head slightly I could take a shot, alter tilt and angle and take the next shot using one hand on the tripod and the other on the camera to brace it. Got some really nice shots that way basically tracking the barrage as it went through its various stages.

I did find that I was cranking it up to f16 rather than f11. I suspect it might have had a lot to do with shooting backyard from maybe 15 meters away rather than at a display?