Another great firefly show last night, and I again tried to capture it
on pixels, perhaps with a bit more success. I've found that without
letting the background go almost black, I get nothing. Of course, it's
not much of a picture if you can't see some of the environment, so
black and midrange work in post is necessary.
I'm shooting from about 50 feet away with a 60mm focal length to
compress it all, while avoiding a need for critical focus. Note that
the fireflies which move faster while lit have long trails. I believe
it's also a function of how close to camera they are. I think that guy
at top right was only about 15 feet away.
Exposure was f 13, 30 seconds, ISO 320.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11174831&size=lg
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