It sounds like something from a meme generator, but photographer Calder Wilson was recently experimenting with fireworks hooked to a drone that he flew around while capturing it in long exposure.
www.xenondesigns.net Gear: Canon 550D, 50mm f/1.8, some gunpowder Music: Thomas Newman - Arose Support me! http://tinyurl.com/k8ko28u
Creating bokeh (ボケ) while shooting fireworks sure is gorgeous.
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The only thing better than a fireworks show is a fireworks competition. (Leslie Horn - Gizmodo.) The event is regarded by many as the biggest and best fireworks competition in the world. The video captures some of the scale of the spectacular fireworks and the excitement of the booming city of Da Nang, Vietnam. Teams from USA, Russia, Japan, Italy and Home Team Da Nang competed in the event with the Melrose Pyrotechnics team from the USA taking the grand prize. Epic Fireworks Blog http://epicfireworks.com/blog/2013/05/amazing-time-lapse-of-the-danang-international-fireworks-competition/ Many thanks to Global2000 for organising the event and for providing such fantastic building access. http://www.globalcomm.com.my/profile.html Copyright all images © Rob Whitworth 2013 - www.robwhitworth.co.uk
Photographer Rob Whitworth documents the Danang International Fireworks Competition 2013 in Vietnam.
See more great stuff on the fesitval at Epic Fireworks
Ever wondered what fireworks would look like in reverse? New Year's Eve Fireworks at Docklands, Melbourne 2012. 2012 Playlist: http://youtu.be/_3Ec8w1BJBA Official Website/Blog: http://www.juliantay.com/happy-new-year-2013/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BurnMyBread MUSIC: "Moon Behind the Tree" by Serphonic http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a52757/sounds-of-my-life
Simple idea, really, but wow, awesome.
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Stunning and gorgeous, these long exposures of fireworks make so evident the comparisons to flowers and sea creatures. David Johnson explains his technique over at Colossal:
The technique I used was a simple refocus during the long exposure. Each shot was about a second long, sometimes two. I’d start out of focus, and when I heard the explosion I would quickly refocus, so the little stems on these deep sea creature lookalikes would grow into a fine point. The shapes are quite bizarre, some of them I was pleasantly surprised with.
