Okay I tried shooting fireworks display. My digital camera has a terrible shutter lag, and it is near impossible to anticipate action. The lag is not consistant, so you really can't predict.
Also, the low light capability is... well, there isn't any low light capability. So the shutter speed is long, causing squiggly lines sometimes. Unfortunately, there is no provision for a Longer shutter opening, which would have allowed more of the color.
As fireworks flicker, your eye stitches the flickers together into one unit. The relatively fast shutter sometimes catches the dullness. Also a bright explosion would often merely light up any existing smoke.
For you movie fans, you may be interested in noting that this is at Monroeville Mall, which was the setting for the 70s horror classic Dawn of the Dead.
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I can really commiserate about shutter lag. I had the same problem trying to take some decent fireworks shots (with a Nikon E4500). A couple were halfway decent, but nothing as good as the one you've posted here ;-}
I've seen "Shaun of the Dead," but not "Dawn of the Dead."
Hah! I took several hundred pictures on July 4 to get a handfull of keepers!
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