Really very nice- you really have that bulb setting mastered!
How do you stack shots? What software do you use? I don't own one and I would like to learn
@myhrhelper Thanks Kathy. I use photoshop but you can use any photo processing program that allows you to use layers. I open each photo that I want to stack. Choose the photo that I want on the bottom (that will be my background, I won't be able to move that photo ). I select a photo that I want to stack and then drag it on top of the background photo. Fireworks are easy it the background is dark enough because when you choose the "lighten" blend mode the lighter, brighter firework colors will show through the black background of the top photo. I then moved the top layer around until I liked the placement of the fireworks. The black backgrounds blended into each other so you can't see the edges of the top photo.
If I had buildings or people in the background this simple method would not work. In that case it would be better to do a long exposure and cover the lens with a piece of black foam core between the fireworks. This will stop excess light entering the lens and overexposing your shot.
You can stack as many layers as you want, provided you have enough RAM to process. This on one of the methods used to do star trails to reduce noise.
July 13th, 2012
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How do you stack shots? What software do you use? I don't own one and I would like to learn
If I had buildings or people in the background this simple method would not work. In that case it would be better to do a long exposure and cover the lens with a piece of black foam core between the fireworks. This will stop excess light entering the lens and overexposing your shot.
You can stack as many layers as you want, provided you have enough RAM to process. This on one of the methods used to do star trails to reduce noise.