Or if you are boring you would call them fireworks.

Here are a few photos from My Grandparents front yard. It was my first time photographing fireworks, but I was very happy with the results. This is a set of 5 photos. My technique was to set the camera on the tripod, using the wired shutter release as the trigger to keep down the camera shake. I set the shutter release switch on(this lets it shoot off photos non-stop), and just let the camera keep shooting. Every once in a while I would make sure the shots were coming out OK, then it was back to the switch. The settings I used were: ISO 100, White balance Daylight, Shutter 4-6 seconds, F/8.

Enjoy

This photo made it to the front page of BroadBandReports.com I never thought one of my photos would make it, but I am very honored that it did. Thanks for making my day.

Model PENTAX K10D
Aperture Value f/8
Focal Length 105 mm
ISO 200
Shutter Speed Value 1/120 sec

Model PENTAX K10D Aperture Value f/8
Focal Length 105 mm ISO 100
Shutter Speed Value 1/125 sec

I went to The Natural History Museum’s Butterfly exhibition Pavilion of Wings this week. The cost was only $3, so it was well worth it. I brought along my new Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens for a test run. They also have an amazingly big flower garden that allows for a lot of picture taking. So… if you ever go, make sure to bring lots of memory cards. The Pavilion of Wings runs until September 3, 2007, so you still have time to check it out.

This photo is around a year and a half old, and has been sitting in my gallery, but it is one of my favorites… So I’m making a special post for it. Just so you get an idea of the size… that is a semi on the bottom of the photo on the road.

*Update I should have added that Mono Lake is in California.