{"id":8742,"date":"2018-01-07T09:51:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T20:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=8742"},"modified":"2018-01-07T09:51:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T20:51:30","slug":"new-year-fireworks-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/8742","title":{"rendered":"New Year Fireworks Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817479-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8747\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817479-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817479-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817479-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817479-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817479-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t planning on posting images of New Year Fireworks Photography again but had such a spike in visits to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/2017\/01\/new-year-fireworks\/\">blog post from last year<\/a>&nbsp;as readers planned their own fireworks photography that I thought I had better share an update for New Year 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817648-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8749\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817648-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817648-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817648-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817648-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817648-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This time we had cloud cover for the 9:15 early show for the young children which gave enough dark for the fireworks but still a bit of light to capture the blue of the night sky. I used the Nikon D810 with 24-120mm f4 lens mounted on a tripod to make image stacking easier if needed. I found a spot I have used before where access to the lake edges lets you use the water as an element to reflect the light and colours of the fireworks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817380-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8746\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817380-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817380-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817380-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817380-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817380-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Exposure of 1\/125 second at f4 and ISO 1600 gave good files to process through Adobe Lightroom Classic CC. I have been having a bit of play with the <a href=\"https:\/\/macphun.com\/luminar?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=Luminar_Brand_World&amp;&amp;utm_term=Black_friday&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA4bzSBRDOARIsAHJ1UO4CZopWaQwRidq98Rlevzd_O-2BGiwrWdoYHtK9EpouicbX8XRnx64aAtjuEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luminar 2018<\/a> update from <a href=\"https:\/\/macphun.com\/blog\/macphun-is-becoming-skylum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skylum (previously Macphun)<\/a> and used their mild image enhance preset at 50% opacity to bring up the contrast and vibrance a little.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817533-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8748\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817533-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817533-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817533-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817533-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817533-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite planning my New Year Fireworks Photography for image layering I was happy with the single frames and didn&#8217;t bother to stack and blend images. Best wishes for a another year of fun image making in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817660-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817660-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817660-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817660-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817660-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817660-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For other ideas on New Year Fireworks Photography see my posts for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/2015\/01\/happy-new-year-fireworks-composite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2015<\/a>&nbsp;(composite image) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/2013\/12\/happy-new-year-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2014 (animated GIF)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817662-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8751\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817662-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817662-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817662-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817662-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fireworks_D817662-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wasn&#8217;t planning on posting images of New Year Fireworks Photography again but had such a spike in visits to my blog post from last year&nbsp;as readers planned their own fireworks photography that I thought I had better share an update for New Year 2018. 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