July 4th

Wish you all a great July 4th . Enjoy your long weekend with a fireworks show.

If you are planning to capture the fireworks show with your camera, here is an article with some useful tips. For some reason, Yahoo & Hotmail. both have have a similar link on their respective homepages.

Click here to get some tips on taking great fireworks hosts. Below is the excerpt for digital SLR owners:

"Digital SLR users have an easier time, or at least more options, in picking the right settings for fireworks. Throw the camera on full manual mode, preselect your lens's focal length (unless you're using a prime lens that has only one focal length, the aperture will change every time you adjust the focal length), dial in a low aperture opening, and pick a slow shutter speed. Most SLRs also have a "bulb" mode, which leaves the shutter open for as long as you hold down the shutter release. You can use it to take exposures as much as 30 seconds long. If you go for super-long exposures, you might want to cover the lens."