Tonight after the parades, barbecues, watermelon, and various celebrations of the independence of our country; there will be spectacular fireworks displays everywhere. Capturing fireworks isn't nearly as difficult as some would think when you remember a few simple tricks. Turn off the flash, remember you are taking a photo of light so there is no need to add extra light. Use a tripod or get your camera on a stable surface. If you don't have a tripod a large bean bag actually works really well. Set your focus to infinity in manual focus, or on a distant light in auto focus, then switch to manual focus for the rest of the fireworks show. Start on Manual with the ISO 100, F10 at 3 seconds. You will need to adjust your settings as the fireworks begin to really lock int the perfect settings. The first ones are usually the least interesting so you have time to get things ...
