Re: Decent Pics.........

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• Subject: Re: Decent Pics.........
• From: "Stan" <sdarling-at-columbus.rr-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 04:16:52 -0700
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If you get enough exposure (if the sparks are bright enough in the final
photo) on 1/30 you'd probably have to be using 3200 film or faster,
which will be VERY grainy.  On a 'normal' 15/60 type coil, expect to
need at least 2 seconds and more like 3-5 with 200 or 400 speed film.  

Velvia is a very good film, perhaps the best you can buy for typical
color saturation.  For your first time though, I'd try simple Fuji 400
since it costs about 1/2 of velvia.

A couple other people have mentioned starting at 1s, then 2s, then 3s,
etc..  You might also want to try different f stops in there too.  BTW,
this is called bracketing in the biz ;)

-Stan

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: "Grayson B Dietrich" <electrofire-at-juno-dot-com>
> 
> Here are some snippets of posts on the subject, Chris.
> 
> Original Poster: Max Erhard <max.erhard-at-softhome-dot-net>
> 
> It appears that most people cheat by using long exposures. Wait until
> night, close the aperture right down (f16/f22) and hold the shutter open
> for a few seconds (B or T setting on the camera). 1/30 second, or 1/60
> second probably tells the true story. I don't see the point in a time
> exposure's. Everyone's seen a jacobs ladder turned into a wall of flame
> with a time exposure, but it just doesn't look like that in real life.
> 
> riginal Poster: "Dr. Resonance" <Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net>
>

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