A little less experimental then other's works, but I wanted to try some telephoto (punched-in) firework shots this year. This past Saturday came a great opportunity as my local town was putting on their show. I know, it's not even July yet... but discussion is for another set of forums! 🙃
I opted to shoot with my z6 over my z7ii for the slightly better low light capabilities. Handheld, though resting on my knees (or shoes) while I sat on the ground. 1700 photos taken and culled down to top 100. I wanted punched-in, no trees, just sky. I was sitting pretty much right under the display; so super close, too close in some cases (tree line).
f/4, iso 800, 1/125s. 70mm. I think of 70mm on the very low-end of the telephoto range as I'm use to working 200mm+, but I was super close and anything over 70 was 'too close' for where I was sitting.
After the culling and development process, I was fairly pleased with the results.
The top two especially appeal to me. The second one is my fave, nice comp, lush colour, detail, texture and the perfect moment.
Thank you very much Chris!