Night Fireflies

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I find it's really hard to take photos of fireflies, so magical in person, yet it can look like you have a faulty sensor in photo!

BethC · 06-08-2018, 07:02 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by bobbotron

I find it's really hard to take photos of fireflies, so magical in person, yet it can look like you have a faulty sensor in photo!

Ha very true! when you know what it is, it looks cool though! I tried a couple summers ago and thought the same thing.

gmans · 06-08-2018, 07:47 AM

Good photo the second time on Flickr. was not the first photo in flicker.

cheers

SJM · 06-08-2018, 11:11 AM

Hmm. I have never tried to capture a firefly image. Now that you mention it, it would be a challenge. thanks for sharing your shot.

**bobbotron** · 06-08-2018, 02:13 PM

Thanks everyone! I'm hoping to go out and try again tonight. This was at f5.6 or f8 with an old 28mm lens. I'm going to try a 50mm at f2.8. I figure letting more light in at the same ISO, I'll have a shorter exposure, but each burst of light will be brighter an register better against the dark. (Or at least, that's what my hypothesis is.)

**bobbotron** · 06-12-2018, 08:18 PM

Back again with more! It is impossible to get good focus at night in a super dark field. :-P

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06-08-2018, 07:02 AM - 1 Like	#2
BethC Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pennsylvannia Photos: Albums Posts: 377	Originally posted by bobbotron I find it's really hard to take photos of fireflies, so magical in person, yet it can look like you have a faulty sensor in photo! Ha very true! when you know what it is, it looks cool though! I tried a couple summers ago and thought the same thing.

06-08-2018, 07:47 AM	#3
gmans Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Hunter Valley,NSW, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,466	Good photo the second time on Flickr. was not the first photo in flicker. cheers

06-08-2018, 11:11 AM	#4
SJM Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Northeastern Ohio Photos: Albums Posts: 1,358	Hmm. I have never tried to capture a firefly image. Now that you mention it, it would be a challenge. thanks for sharing your shot.

06-08-2018, 02:13 PM	#5
bobbotron Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ottawa, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,349 Original Poster	Thanks everyone! I'm hoping to go out and try again tonight. This was at f5.6 or f8 with an old 28mm lens. I'm going to try a 50mm at f2.8. I figure letting more light in at the same ISO, I'll have a shorter exposure, but each burst of light will be brighter an register better against the dark. (Or at least, that's what my hypothesis is.)

06-12-2018, 08:18 PM	#6
bobbotron Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ottawa, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,349 Original Poster	Back again with more! It is impossible to get good focus at night in a super dark field. :-P