Originally posted by slowpez Very nice first attempt. The bridge sure made a great foreground.
Thank you for the nice comments. I thought the bridge did to!
Originally posted by rbefly Hello Dom,
Very nice captures on the fireworks, clear and sharp.
Just a suggestion, this is a matter of personal taste as opposed to a critique, I'd prefer to have the bridge be darker, it competes with the fireworks for attention, or (again, JMO) makes the photos too busy. YMMV.
Next time, try a few shots with -2/3 to -1.0 exposure compensation (Ev) dialed in. The firework display will still be bright but any forground or background detail will underexpose slightly.
Great photos in any event!
Ron
Thank you very much for the suggestions and I will definitely have to try that out next time. I tried doing some touch up in Lightroom to make the fireworks pop and the bridge less bright, but overall I was satisfied with the result.
Originally posted by manishved Great Pics... nice to "meet" someone else from Sacramento. Dont see a lot of Pentaxes here in Sacto....
Thanks! And I know, honestly, I have yet to see another Pentax camera running around the city