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This is the third year that I've attempted to photograph fireworks and I think I'm improving each time so that's pleasing.  Like a lot of amateur photographers I wanted to get some shots but was expecting it to be pretty tricky, actually if you have the right kit and follow a few simple rules the basic technical elements are pretty easy and once you've mastered that you can start thinking more about the composition.

How to photograph fireworks

Equipment -

• A camera with Bulb mode (ordinary long exposures are OK but much less flexible)
• A tripod (I've seen some good handheld firework shots, but I can't imagine you'd get many keepers from an evening)
• A remote shutter release
• A small penlight can be useful

Bonfire Night

Fireworks

Bonfire Night

Bonfire Night

This is the second year that we've been to Southport Air Show and it won't be the last time (for one thing I want to be there when the weather's a bit better), this year we met up with my wife's parents and had a nice family weekend in the area.  The weather forecast was for clear skies so we headed over the Pennines with high hopes, unfortunately the reality didn't live up to the forecast and it was mostly overcast with some light showers, while this didn't affect the show too badly it did make the photography a bit more challenging.  I tried to make the best of the odd breaks in

Messerschmitt 108 NJ-C11

N-167F Old Crow

RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team

Grob 115E Tutor

We got up at 5:00am today not much of a change for me but definitely not appreciated by our six year old. We bundled the family into the car and headed for Barnoldswick on the Lancashire / Yorkshire border not far from Skipton. I had set myself a number of photography goals for the year Banded Demoiselles The Red Arrows and Hot Air Balloons the first two were in the bag and we'd seen on the internet that there would be Hot Air Balloons in Barnoldswick. We didn't know what to expect how many what time etc.

Balloons over Barlick

Balloons over Barlick

Balloons over Barlick

Balloons over Barlick

We went camping at the weekend over on the east coast of Yorkshire I was hoping to visit the puffins at Bempton Cliffs but the weather was pretty miserable so we decided to go and look at Whitby instead.  We did the usual walk round the Abbey and into the town had Fish and Chips and then went to the harbour.

Red Arrows at Whitby

Red Arrows at Whitby

Red Arrows at Whitby

Red Arrows at Whitby