celebration

[Bimjo]

Since nobody else has burst the bubble yet I guess I'll start. Post 'em up if ya got 'em!

5N w/Vivitar 24/2.8, all heavily cropped. Wider views on my blog.

NEX-5N    ----       f/1.0    3s    ISO 100

NEX-5N    ----       f/1.0    2s    ISO 100

NEX-5N    ----       f/1.0    3s    ISO 100

NEX-5N    ----       f/1.0    3s    ISO 100

NEX-5N    ----       f/1.0    3s    ISO 100

 

[Bolampau]

Thanks Bimjo,
lovely colours and well taken.
Cheers,
Paul

 

[lapdog99]

nice job, great colors

 

[Amin]

Beautiful shots, Bimjo. Some of the nicest I've seen from this 4th!

 

[Dioptrick]

That's awesome Bimjo! What your shutter speed?

 

[freddytto]

wow you did a great job, I did not have the same chance, the show was canceled but I shoot a little bit . Congratulations I love your photos

 

[Bimjo]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. These turned out much better than my last effort several years ago. Wind makes a huge difference and there was none last night.

Shuuter speed was very variable- I had the camera on bulb and just winged it. Mostly between 1 and 6 seconds, though even the long ones were only 1-1.5 of exposure to the fireworks, the rest was taken up in following the trail as it ascended. The NEX series really needs a wired remote.

I wish I had taken my Tamron 28-75 with me. I could have used the zoom. Though the Vivitar acquitted itself quite well I think. These are all between 1500 & 1800 pixel crops before resizing, shot in RAW.

I didn't use the kit lens because I didn't want to futz with trying to focus manually it in the dark. Silly, but there ya go.

 

[freddytto]

Shuuter speed was very variable- I had the camera on bulb and just winged it. needs a wired remote.

hey friend I have 2 remotes and go to perfection with nex5n, lately I've practiced long exposures at night and I'm very happy.

15M Remote Control Sony NEX 5N 5 7 N A77 A65 A55 A33 A580 A850 as RMT-DSLR1 B9 | eBay

 

[Bimjo]

I have a couple of the infrared remotes, but you can't do a bulb shot with mine. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.

 

[Phoenix]

As with what I said on your blog, very beautiful

 

[davect01]

Loving the images

 

[Bimjo]

As with what I said on your blog, very beautiful

Loving the images

Thanks guys, I'm much happier with these than the last ones I took with my K20. Being able to disable the long exposure noise reduction makes a huge difference.

 

[Bimjo]

Well, well, well, it appears that my infrared remote does do bulb mode. Press once to open the shutter, press again to close. Cool! I already have 2 of them and they only have 2 buttons. Pretty much idiot proof. That's a good thing.

 

[nexboy6]

great pics Bimjo - and thanks to freddytto for the info on the remote, I can order one today and should have it before the end of the week.
Nexboy6