what mode for day one?

o hey tyler · Dec 20, 2011

Pau1 said:
Wow.

You should probably stop posting. None of your posts are helpful or insightful. I mean, what's the point, really?

Naptime, I'd suggest taking down the photos that you posted in the thread. It's okay to post LINKS to others work, but not okay to actually post the images unless they're your own. The mods might be a little upset.

As far as the film goes, for fireworks either ASA 200 or 400 should be fine. I might actually be tempted to go with the 200, since you can leave your camera's shutter open for a bit longer during fireworks.

naptime · Dec 20, 2011

i've talked about it in other threads.

we ARE gong with digital.. but it was not in the budget for christmas.

i was able to get the rebel 2000's with kit lenses for 65 bucks each. and we got a quantaray 70-200 for dirt cheap as well.

this was able to get us started, to be sure we will both do what's necessary to actually learn the settings, etc...

this also gives us an opportunity to get a jump start on b&w film because her senior year photography class REQUIRES black and white film for the first semester.

but mostly, at this moment in time it was about short term budget. i realize that over the long term, film will cost me. but to get us both started, film was the better choice.

come tax time in february, then we will both upgrade to digital bodies.

but we will have learned the fundamentals by then, and learned how to process at home, etc...

trust me, film is not our end. just the beginning because it fit the budget for right now. i'm already looking at digital bodies every night on ebay.

naptime · Dec 20, 2011

o hey tyler said:
Pau1 said:

Wow.

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You should probably stop posting. None of your posts are helpful or insightful. I mean, what's the point, really?

Naptime, I'd suggest taking down the photos that you posted in the thread. It's okay to post LINKS to others work, but not okay to actually post the images unless they're your own. The mods might be a little upset.

As far as the film goes, for fireworks either ASA 200 or 400 should be fine. I might actually be tempted to go with the 200, since you can leave your camera's shutter open for a bit longer during fireworks.

thanks. i was not sure exactly how that was supposed to be done.. i grabbed the flikr code that went directly to their pages, and had their credit on it..

i'll remove the images, and post just the link if that's the proper method.. still learning the rules.. not trying to break them.

o hey tyler · Dec 20, 2011

I understand! No biggie! What you should do is just grab the URL from the bar up at the top and paste that in your post. It will be a flickr link to the image, rather than the actual image in the thread. It's easy peasy!

naptime · Dec 20, 2011

Pau1 said:
Wow.

not sure if you are saying wow to the photos that were posted. or if you are trying to be condescending to my amateur question.

either way, thank you so much for your input in this thread. it was invaluable.

Dao · Dec 20, 2011

This is what I will do with firework.
- Set the camera in bulb mode. (tripod of course)
- Have a dull thick black cloth (no light can pass through) cover the front of the lens.
- While in bulb mode, remove the black cloth and expose for the firework, and then cover it again and wait for the next one.
- Remove the cloth for the next firework and cover it again.
- It depends on how long you expose for the ambient, you can stop and do it again with the next film or expose a little more for the ambient. (or more fireworks)

This will make your photo have more fireworks in one single shots. Otherwise, your photo may only have one or two fireworks which maybe boring.

I did it with digital and I usually test it before the firework starts so that I roughly know how long I need to expose the photo with ambient light. For you, maybe set your camera to AV mode with f/8 or f/11 with spot meter mode. Point it to the bridge or area you want your photo expose to. Then note down what shutter speed it recommend by the camera build-in meter. And then switch to bulb mode with f/8 or f/11. Expose with the cloth technique.

Of course, you can try it tonight (without fireworks of course) have your daughter hold a flash light(s) moving around and see. Of course, you are not able to see the result until you develop the film. (That's why I think digital is quite helpful for beginners)