I walked to nearby Creekside Park in Cupertino, California, to observe the Independence Day fireworks. I took along a vintage Pentacon lens to try to shoot fireworks transitioning from out-of-focus into focus. The yellow pointy tubes start out of focus, where you get a bubble that moves, which creates the tubes with long exposure. While exposing I turned the lens into focus, which creates the pointy end of the tubes. Other fireworks in this shot are sharp, because they happened shortly after the focus transition. Fun experiment!
I processed an enhanced and a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
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— ƒ/8.0, 29 mm, 5 sec, ISO 100, Sony A7 II, Pentacon 29mm / f2.8 MC Auto, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC8499_hdr1enh1bal1g.jpg
— CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
Posted by PeterThoeny on 2022-07-05 07:34:45
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