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half fast
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The second weekend of July is no doubt the Biggest weekend
out here right before the earth drops off  . Two small communities celebrating "Fun Days".
One of the highlights is the fireworks show on Saturday evening. Last nights' show had a different perspective with the fog rolling which gave fireworks a whole different look.
Having fun with my new camera. Enjoy!
It's all about the fun, oh and maybe the chocolate - half fast
It's all about the fun, oh and maybe the chocolate - half fast
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Jaberwock
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Awesome photos! Almost seems like you were in a plane looking down on them.
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half fast
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Thank you Jaberwock.
| Jaberwock wrote: | | ...Almost seems like you were in a plane looking down on them. |
I think that is the fog affect. As the fourth photo shows I am on the beach.
I have to admit that at first I was a bit bummed about seeing the fog rolling in but as I looked at my photos I thought it gave the fireworks show a totally different dimension. It was a very fun evening!!
It's all about the fun, oh and maybe the chocolate - half fast
It's all about the fun, oh and maybe the chocolate - half fast
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tinman
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Great photos half fast!
The wife and I were going to come over this year from Forks but saw the fog along the coast and the Straits and decided not to make the drive.
After seeing your pictures I wish we wouldn't have changed our minds!
Next year I guess.................
Wherever you go, there you are.......
Wherever you go, there you are.......
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Matt
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Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:57 pm |
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Cool effect with the fog. Thanks for posting these photos.
“As beacons mountains burned at evening.” J.R.R. Tolkien
“As beacons mountains burned at evening.” J.R.R. Tolkien
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half fast
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Thank you tinman...
Looking at the fog out my windows when it was time to head into town, I almost didn't go as well but decided that I might as well. It is THE weekend out here right before the earth drops off  .
(PM me if you are ever headed over to this side.)
It's all about the fun, oh and maybe the chocolate - half fast
It's all about the fun, oh and maybe the chocolate - half fast
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half fast
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Thank you Matt...
It's all about the fun, oh and maybe the chocolate - half fast
It's all about the fun, oh and maybe the chocolate - half fast
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Bedivere
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Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:00 pm |
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Nice pics, love the fog effect.
What settings were you using? Tripod?
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half fast
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Thank you Bedivere...
| Bedivere wrote: | | What settings were you using? Tripod? |
I have not figured out the setting thing on my new camera yet.
I was using my 35mm lens and had the camera on the auto setting "night landscape".
No I do not have a tripod yet either and was holding the camera. Yes I know a tripod might have been better but we do what we can with what we have... LOL
There were a few photos where I obviously got excited when I took the photo but all in all I am happy with the results (I am still learning this camera and it is quite a bit heavier than my last).
I took 50 photos and deleted 5 right away. As I was going through the rest carefully, I deleted another 5. Of the rest of the photos, I liked the 5 I posted the best and of those photos... these two are my all time favorites of the night...
It's all about the fun, oh and maybe the chocolate - half fast
It's all about the fun, oh and maybe the chocolate - half fast
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Bedivere
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Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:16 am |
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Well, "Night Landscape" *is* a setting. 
Just don't know how it translates to aperture and shutter speed but my guess is that it uses the largest aperture and a shutter speed somewhere between .5 and 2 seconds just judging from the amount of propogation of those fireworks you were able to capture and the hand-shake movement in the camera in that second picture (the little squiggles in the purple bursts are dead giveaways).
I highly encourage you to learn about the relationship between iso, aperture and shutter speed - all the automatic settings on your camera are merely changing those three things to some pre-programmed combination that might not always be what you want.
 f8, 5 seconds, iso100 on a tripod
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half fast
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That is an amazing photo... thank you for posting it
| Bedivere wrote: | | ...I highly encourage you to learn about the relationship between iso, aperture and shutter speed - all the automatic settings on your camera are merely changing those three things to some pre-programmed combination that might not always be what you want. |
Yes, I totally agree with you. Life has been too busy lately and I have not had or made the time to learn that but, I will. From the clarity of your photo I also need to get a tripod soon as well.
It's all about the fun, oh and maybe the chocolate - half fast
It's all about the fun, oh and maybe the chocolate - half fast
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