Fireworks on the Lake

[Bob Israel]

A neighbor sets off a fireworks display that rivals many towns. A good chance to try some long exposures with the drone. This image is a blend of four images, each 2.5 seconds, auto aligned in photoshop and processed in Lightroom. These drones are truly amazing that you shoot at such slow shutter speeds.

 

[AlanLichty]

Neat view - Looks like you can stay well above the burst height for these display. Is this from 400'?

 

[Bob Israel]

Neat view - Looks like you can stay well above the burst height for these display. Is this from 400'?

Thanks. Pretty much right at 400

 

[AlanLichty]

Thanks. Pretty much right at 400

I did some quick reading last night on the t¥pen of stuff that are legal in my area and most of the describe aerial clusters that go up to 250' with a 200' spread so at 400' I would be above the detonations.

 

[JimFox]

That's so cool Bob. Thanks for posting this as it reminds me I might use my drone tonight too.

 

[Bob Israel]

@JimFox It's pretty amazing to be able to get shots like this at a 2 second shutter speed. I was lucky in that there was little if any wind.

 

[JimFox]

@JimFox It's pretty amazing to be able to get shots like this at a 2 second shutter speed. I was lucky in that there was little if any wind.

I don't believe I can do 2 sec exposures with my mini, you have the better quality drone. I would probably just shoot video with mine. But the more I think of it, the Mini 2 is pretty bad in low light, so I will have to think about this more.