I'm a believer that practice really does make perfect. A couple of the other ingredients are planning and preparation. This all applies doubly so for photography. The instant you press the button is the very end of the whole process. When the camera goes snap that's it. For better or for worse the shot you've got, is the shot you've got. End of.
So the preparation all done, the camera set, tripod locked up and pointing in the right direction it's time for the show. I just love the words at the start and the way the voice blows out all the lights. Class. Then it's snap, snap, snap. The golden rule for fireworks is to take as many photos as you possibly can and hope that a couple of them turn out OK. I don't think you can really photograph fireworks with intent. You just point the camera at them and hope for the best. Sometimes they play nice. Sometimes they make your life hell. The more you practice, the more you get the hang of it. What better reason could you ask for going back to Illuminations over and over again? Digital does have the big benefit that you can keep an eye on what's going on and tweak things on the fly but overall it's a case of snapping away and (small pun intended) giving it your best shot.
One of the benefits of having the camera on a tripod is that you get to watch the show rather than looking at it through a viewfinder. And what a show it is ...
Good evening, and welcome. We've gathered here tonight around the fire as people of all lands have gathered for thousands and thousands of years before us... to share the light... and to share a story. An amazing story as old as time itself, but still being written. And though each of us has our own individual stories to tell, a true adventure emerges when we bring them all together as one. I hope you enjoy our story tonight: Reflections of Earth.
Phrrrrrff ...
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