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Yearly firework tradition (programming.dev)

Every year, I grab my camera and head out to try take a photo of a firework. Every year I get a blurry mess of poorly exposed photos. This is the best one I got this year.

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[-] HisArmsOpen@crust.piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

...... and it's corker. With kids rain and drink, none of mine turned out well.

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thanks! "Comparison is the thief of joy" - I guess? It looks coolish, but its a bit abstract. It is extremely hard to practice for fireworks :(

Also, been a long time since I have heard corker being used. I like it, we should use I more often.

[-] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Here's one of mine, shot from a smartphone with a good telephoto camera!

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

See, this here is why real photographers hate smartphoners. You don't spend thousands on body's and lenses, and you get better photos than us!

Jokes aside, that is a great photo, and a great location. Tilt-shift would have looked amazing!

[-] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thanks! (I do have a "real" camera though, but I didn't have it on me when there were fireworks. Something about the best camera is the one with you? If you're wondering, it's the Sony ZVE-10, which isn't really meant for photos, but it was a lot cheaper than the equivalent A6400 at the time, only difference is no EVF and white plastic body)

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

I was using a Song A9, which is plenty "real", I just lack the skill to use it properly :D

this post was submitted on 31 Dec 2025
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