RE: Fireworks ?

[James Young <jamiehy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>How about a vertical panorama, trying to match the lens swing (upwards!) to
>the speed of the rocket ascending and the burst? Very tricky but it might
>work with multiple exposures.
>
>
>>From: Jakob Sigurdsson
>>>>>I recently bought a Horizon 202. I want to take some pictures
>>of the new year fireworks here in Reykjavik. I will try to find some
>>high ground and capture the sky over a large portion of the city.
>>Here in Reykjavik the whole sky lights up around midnight. If the
>>weather will be calm then I believe that it will be a spectacular show.
>>I have never tried to photograph fireworks before. There are some pointers
>>on the net
>>about this but not regarding panoramic cameras.
>>
>>Any recommendations regarding film, shutter speed etc. will be appreciated.
>>Maybe a swing lens camera is not well suited to do this?  Well I'm pretty
>>clueless.
>>
>>Horizon specs:
>>    - multi coated 28mm/f2.8-16 lens
>>    - exposure times: 1/2-1/4-1/8s and 1/60-1/125-1/250s <<<
>>


 Hi Jacob Although I love swing lense and rotating cameras, they just might
not be the right camera for the task at hand. You could try shooting some
vertical shots, as the swing motion would be working with the motion of the
fireworks. You could plan on turning the camera so the swing moves with the
fireworks, elongating the stream of light. You might be better off with a
regular wide field pan camera though. Anybody rent 6 x 17's in iceland?
While in iceland this summer I picked up a book by Paul Stefansson called
Panorama Iceland. The back page has a fireworks photo over Reykjavik shot
with a fuji 6 x17 camera. If you do experiment with your horizon, tell us
how it goes. Jamie