The document provides information about the annual Lancaster Fireworks Spectacular held on November 5th, including viewing areas, a meet up at the Yorkshire House pub, and instructions for photographing the fireworks using a camera in bulb mode on a tripod with a remote shutter release and adjusting settings over 10 second exposures.

1. Lancaster Fireworks
Spectacular
Meet Up!

2. Lancaster Fireworks
•Held every year around November 5th
• Launched from the Castle and Priory
• However, the Castle and Priory are closed to
the public so viewers must go elsewhere...

3. Viewing Areas
•Quay Meadow
• Millennium Bridge and Lune River Cycle Path
• Williamson Park
• Giant Axe Football Ground

4. Meet Up
•Saturday November 5th
• 6pm
• Yorkshire House public house, opposite
Sainsbury’s

5. How to make pictures
of fireworks
Christian’s method, you may have much better
ideas than mine ...

6. Equipment
•Camera capable of ‘Bulb Mode’
• Tripod
• Remote Release Cable
• Torch
• Umbrella and cloth

7. My Method
•Aim Camera
• When a firework is launched open shutter
• Close shutter when firework fades

8. Camera Settings
• Bulb Mode
• ISO 100
• f11
• Typical exposure time around 10 seconds
• Check results and adjust as required

9. Some Examples

16. Let’s hear your ideas!