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Obsession
Image Title:  Obsession
 
 By: Mark Kresl  
  Copyright ©2005



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Photographer Mark Kresl {K:9434}
Project #24 The Decisive Moment Camera Model Nikon D70
Categories Alternative Process
From The Field
Film Format
Portfolio Cityscape
Fireworks
Lens Nikon  18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED AF-S DX
Uploaded 7/3/2005 Film / Memory Type Lexar 512
    ISO / Film Speed 0
Views 278 Shutter
Favorites Aperture f/
Critiques 25 Rating Critique Only Image
Location City -  Omaha
State -  NEBRASKA
Country - United States   United States
About It's probably easy for anybody who looks at my images often to see that I have an obsession with shooting fireworks. This is a compilation of shots from Friday night at a 4th of July weekend celebration about a mile from my home.

After several fireworks shows and mixed luck, this shoot turned out better than any other I've tried. I shot at a wide angle 18mm, and set the camera to shutter priority. I set the shutter speed at 2 seconds and then listened to the launch and timed the shutter release. It worked like a charm!!!
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There are 25 Comments in 1 Pages
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Paul Lara   {K:81445} 7/3/2005
Perfect, mark!


Margaret Sturgess   {K:49403} 7/3/2005
Fabulous
Margaret


Galal El Missary   {K:84230} 7/3/2005
Beautiful shot Mark , well done .

Galal


Judi Liosatos   {K:34029} 7/3/2005
I don't blame you. Fireworks are so spectacular for everyone. And you have captured them beautifully. Well done Mark.

Judi


Jürgen Reinold   {K:1651} 7/3/2005
Stunning results, Mark. Absolutely beautiful, perfect exposure and great colors.

And thanks a lot for the detailed description. If you don?t mind, I?ll try this out myself during tonight?s village fireworks. What ISO setting did you use?

Jürgen


Paul's Photos   {K:34954} 7/3/2005
great capture.... where was this at? I used to live in the Omaha area...excellent work


Mark Kresl   {K:9434} 7/3/2005
Thanks for the coment, Jurgen. I had my ISO set at 200. I really think the key was using a wider angle. That kept the explosion from blowing out the image. I took about 80 shots that night and I have about 60 keepers.


Mark Kresl   {K:9434} 7/3/2005
Thanks, Paul. The event was at Memorial Park in midtown. There was a concert with Three Dog Night and The Doobie Brothers that opened it followed by the fireworks.

Mark


Don Loseke   {K:32503} 7/3/2005
Mark, this is outstanding. Great detail. What was your f stop? You should have fun tomorrow night.. Don.


Todd Weeks   {K:7594} 7/3/2005
Mark,

A great collection of sharp, colourful images.

Todd


Brenda Guiles   {K:6128} 7/4/2005
Excellent image and execution! You did this very well calculating the blossoming time on these fireworks! A lovely capture that says Happy July Fourth! :)


Dave Stacey   {K:120173} 7/4/2005
Excellent, Mark! I agree this is one of, if not your best! Also one of the best I've seen on the site here.
Thanks for your comments to me, as well!
Dave.


Larry Fosse   {K:65863} 7/4/2005
Excellent execution on the shot Mark....I gotta try this...beautiful presentation


Larry Quigley   {K:12884} 7/4/2005
This is a great compilation, Mark. Each of the shots is very good in it's own right and the four together make a wonderful presentation. You really have the fireworks exposures down now. Very nicely done! Larry


Mary Brown   {K:68582} 7/5/2005
You make it sound easy. I tried some fireworks shots the other night and well--I got some wierd looking stuff. This is wonderful.
Mary


Mark Kresl   {K:9434} 7/5/2005
Thanks for the comment, Don. Since I had the camera set to Shutter Priority, the camera determined the F-Stop. I checked each image in this compilation and each was different from the rest.


Arthur Kornienko   {K:10369} 7/6/2005
Great exposure and capture. Colours are beautiful, regards.


Stephen Bowden   {K:64519} 7/12/2005
Fantastic firework photograph Mark, the composition is just perfect and I love the colours.

This is just great :-)

Best wishes,
Steve


Lukasz Kuczkowski   {K:14684} 7/12/2005
wonderful set; like it


Flowers     {K:11018} 7/14/2005
Hi Mark, This is a fun obsession which yielded beautiful results. Well done composition with a classy patriotic frame. I don't know if you can see it on your monitor but because of differences between fireworks the sky was lit up slightly differently in each shot. That caused a mosaic effect and I thought it'd be a good idea to make the background all black to give the illusion they went off at the same time. Here's my take, a minor update on your hard work. ps Thanks for your kind comment on my picture. :-)



Peter Daniel   {K:33866} 7/18/2005
Wonderful fireworks Photograph Mark, Great Colors and Clarity. Very well presented. I have had little to no luck with fireworks so I stick with a more stable work...

Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the wonderful comments on my Photos...
GOD Bless...
Your friend, Peter Daniel


Jeff Quigley   {K:965} 7/20/2005
Obsession or not, I think you shot some great fireworks pictures Mark. This is my favorite of the group. I like the variety of colors and the crispness of the explosions. Very nice.


Jeff Cartwright   {K:52046} 7/29/2005
Yes!...Mark!...if a first ..you don't succeed...Try...try...and try Again!!
Brilliant..Photographic Capture!!!
...Excellent Composition!...Colour, and Presentation!!!
Best Regards:
Jeff.


Sergio  Cárdenas   {K:24812} 8/18/2005
Wonderful!!
I like this shot


DELETE ACCOUNT   {K:5655} 8/19/2005
This shot is nicely done. I like that it combines a few different colors and gives a good impression of the show. Nice work.


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