Bursting In Air

The skies cried out and bursted forth with colors as the 4Th of July fireworks launched. The streets, parking lots, and every small hill and wall were covered with spectators. It's always fun to see what they come out with new for the year. It's amazing to me to see all the vibrant colors showering down like rain against a black sky whose only illumination are the trails from the previous firework.

Have you ever taken a night shot before? These were some I took a couple years back and were all hand-held. Which means I didn't use a tripod. You'll probably agree when I say night shots require a lot of thought and are some of the more difficult kinds of pictures to take. You have to take into consideration ISO levels, or how your camera responds to light sensitivity. These are typically number ranges from 100 up depending upon your camera. The higher the number is, the more sensitive it is to light and the more grainy your picture becomes. I'll post some differences soon on this ISO level. For now, just take note of what your camera has for options and in the next couple posts coming up, I'll have some exercises for you to get you familiar with it.

In the meantime, don't forget to look up and take what you see above! Carry your camera and keep shooting!