2008 new year celebration @ Taipei 101

Happy new year! It's not my regular practice to celebrate this occasion. Since I am on an oversea assignment, why not... after all this might be the last fireworks display whereby Taipei 101 is officially world's tallest structure. Besides, I am keen to test my camera on fireworks shoot.

10:30pm : Arrived and set our station

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  Kent preparing his "Canon"
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  Chok and Karen

11:00pm : Woo... no more front seats.

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11:59pm:

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12:00 am: The moment!

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Learned from experience:
1. Get a sturdy tripod, a shutter cable to avoid contact to the camera.
2. Switch lens focus to manual and preset the focus on infinity.
3. Shoot at lowest ISO possible ie ISO100, F11-16 and BULB mode.
4. Press before the explosion and release after some movement of fireworks (3-5 seconds) and on your own preference.