A quick trip out tonight to have a go at photographing fireworks. Southend Council put on a free firework display on the seafront every Saturday night through November (at least) so there is plenty of opportunity. It was dry – if cold – when I went but turned out to be very windy on the seafront. This wasn’t good for the fireworks as the trains got blown as soon as they exploded. I set up on the cliffs by the top of the cliff lift too which was okay but there were wires which I only noticed reviewing the photos. And then it rained. And I got wet. And so did lots of other people.
I had my Nikon D5200 on my frankly rather flimsy tripod and my kit 18-105 lens fitted. Most shots were at the 105mm end so maybe I’ll try the 70-300 next time. ISO was 100 and I used manual settings with an f16 aperture. Shutter was set to Bulb and I used a wireless remote shutter release to open and close the shutter. Bearing in mind the conditions I was quite pleased with the results. I shall definitely have another go.
andrew kenyon photography 
can’t decide which one I like the most; they’re all brilliant.