Best of Baltimore-area fireworks
Baltimore Sun Media Group photographers got around to most of the Independence Day fireworks displays this weekend. Take a look through to see images from displays around the region, with helpful information about the equipment and settings used to take each shot.
- Baltimore’s fireworks from the Orleans Street bridge. Photo taken with Nikon D3. The f-stop was set to f/14, the ISO at 200 and the focal length at 95mm. The exposure time was 3 seconds. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
- Fireworks at the Columbia Lakefront. Photo taken with Canon 1D-X with EF 135mm lens. The f-stop was set at 2.0 and the ISO at 3200. The exposure time was 1/1000th of a second. (Nate Pesce/For The Baltimore Sun)
- Fireworks at the Columbia Lakefront. Photo taken with Canon 1D-X with EF 85mm lens. The f-stop was set at 2.8. and the ISO at 3200. The exposure time was 1/80th of a second. (Nate Pesce/For The Baltimore Sun)
- Fireworks in Towson, July 5. Photo taken with Nikon D700. The f-stop was set at f/2.8, the ISO at 2500 and the focal length at 17mm. The exposure time was 0.3 seconds. (Steve Ruark/For The Baltimore Sun)
- Fireworks explode over Oregon Ridge Park. Photo taken with Nikon D3 and 24-70 f/2.8 lens. The f-stop was set to 6.3, the ISO at 400 and the focal length at 24mm. The exposure was 2 seconds. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
- Fireworks at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster. Photo taken with a Nikon D4S. The f-stop was set at f/13, the ISO at 125 and the focal length at 24mm. The exposure time was 10 seconds. (Dave Munch/Carroll County Times)
- Fireworks at Oregon Ridge Park. Photo taken with Canon 5D Mark III and EF 28mm f/1.8 lens. The f-stop was set to 7.1, the ISO at 640. The exposure time was 3.2 seconds. (Tom Brenner / The Baltimore Sun.)
- Fireworks in Bel Air. Photo taken with Canon 6D and 12-24mm lens. The f-stop was set at f/16, the ISO at 100 and the focal length 15mm. The exposure time was 10 seconds. (Andy Shrestha/Baltimore Sun submitted photo)
- Fireworks in Towson, July 5. Photo taken with Nikon D700. The f-stop was set at f/2.8, the ISO at 3200 and the focal length at 17mm. The exposure time was 1/4th of a second. (Steve Ruark/For The Baltimore Sun)
- Baltimore’s fireworks from Harborplace. Photo taken with Nikon D4S. The f-stop was set to f/10, the ISO at 200 and the focal length at 35mm. The exposure time was 0.8 seconds. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
- Fireworks in Towson, July 5. Photo taken with Nikon D700. The f-stop was set at f/2.8, the ISO at 2500 and the focal length at 120mm. The exposure time was 1/30th of a second. (Steve Ruark/For The Baltimore Sun)
- Fireworks at the Columbia Lakefront. Photo taken with Canon 1D-X. The f-stop was set at f/11, the ISO at 200 and the focal length at 23mm. The exposure time was 6.5 seconds. (Nate Pesce/For The Baltimore Sun)
- Fireworks at the Columbia Lakefront. Photo taken with Canon 1D-X and EF 16-35mm lens. The f-stop was set at f/2.8, the ISO at 3200 and the focal length at 16mm. The exposure time was 1/13th of a second. (Nate Pesce/For The Baltimore Sun)
- Fireworks at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster. Photo taken with a Nikon D4S. The f-stop was set at f/13, the ISO at 125 and the focal length at 24mm. The exposure time was 10 seconds. (Dave Munch/Carroll County Times)
- Fireworks in Towson, July 5. Photo taken with Nikon D700. The f-stop was set at f/2.8, the ISO at 2500 and the focal length at 35mm. The exposure time was 1/20th of a second. (Steve Ruark/For The Baltimore Sun)
- Fireworks at the Annapolis City Dock. Photo taken with Nikon D750. The f-stop was set to f/20, the ISO at 160 and the focal length at 116mm. The exposure time was 5 seconds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)
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Video produced by Jerry Jackson. Filmed and sped up to 2000 percent of its original speed.