Robert Watcher
Well-known member
FIREWORKS SAN MIGUEL, EL SALVADOR 
SHOW DE LUCES CAMPERO
We heard that Pollo Campero (El Salvador’s answer to KFC) was putting on a fireworks display tonight at the football stadium. Unfortunately the city we live in is very flat with no elevated vantage points. So unless we managed to get into the packed stadium or city blocks surrounding it —- there was not likely to be any views around the city.
So I decided instead to head up the 6 blocks to the end of our street, and use Live Composite to catch some traffic at the intersection (including knowing that my long exposure would all all three colours to show up on the traffic lights) —— and just maybe the fireworks half a mile away downtown - would be high enough to clear all the trees and buildings.
Here is a selection of the captures I got shooting between electric wires crossing the streets, at around 300mm equivalent lens. I soon realized that far more interesting images were created when I used my old time-lapse trick of holding my hand over the lens to block light until I saw exactly what I wanted in the sky. I have also used this trick in Live Composite Mode, to block white car lights coming at me while uncovering the lens as cars passed by with their red tail lights showing. It worked really well.
SHOW DE LUCES CAMPEROWe heard that Pollo Campero (El Salvador’s answer to KFC) was putting on a fireworks display tonight at the football stadium. Unfortunately the city we live in is very flat with no elevated vantage points. So unless we managed to get into the packed stadium or city blocks surrounding it —- there was not likely to be any views around the city.
So I decided instead to head up the 6 blocks to the end of our street, and use Live Composite to catch some traffic at the intersection (including knowing that my long exposure would all all three colours to show up on the traffic lights) —— and just maybe the fireworks half a mile away downtown - would be high enough to clear all the trees and buildings.
Here is a selection of the captures I got shooting between electric wires crossing the streets, at around 300mm equivalent lens. I soon realized that far more interesting images were created when I used my old time-lapse trick of holding my hand over the lens to block light until I saw exactly what I wanted in the sky. I have also used this trick in Live Composite Mode, to block white car lights coming at me while uncovering the lens as cars passed by with their red tail lights showing. It worked really well.
