Study Group 33 John Justin Fatuzzo

Study Group 33
John Justin Fatuzzo

Cannonfire

How I did it -

This was taken at a recent Revolutionary War re-enactment. After many attempts, I was finally able to get the fiery flash of the cannon as well as the glow on the troops faces.

Photo was taken with my Nikon D70 with a Tamron 75-300mm lens at 1/1000 sec. ISO 400 F/8 with a Nikon 600 sppedlight all mounted on a Manfrotto monopod with a Bogen ball head.

COMMENTS:

Jerry Greenfield	Great timing in catching the fire from the cannon.
Peter Jeffer	Outstand capture with great timing for the cannon flash. Good cropping to set the scene… and gives a terrific WOW factor with the red/orange hue around the flame and on the subjects. Your description of technique was most helpful and quality work. I wonder how many times they shot the cannon before you got the final version?
Debbie Perez	My eye traveled right to the fire but, for me, it is too bright. The glow from the firing and how it is reflected on the one soldier is great. Think this photo would be a good candidate for some pseudo HDR to add a little detail to the fire.
Lynn Pilewski	The capture of the flame roaring out of the canon really tells the story. The warm light enhances the shot. I'd like to see this shot from a bit further out so that the flame doesn't take up most of the shot and the troops' heads would be intact.
Margaret Schmidt	It's a real accomplishment to capture the flash of the canon. Nice work. By pulling back from the scene a bit, you might have also been able to include more of the troops , as well as the wheel of the canon.
Howard Watts	Interesting shot. Good timing. It's nice to have the cannon fire and good that it didn't blow out the whole picture. You can still see other details. The cannon fire is so much brighter than anything else, that that is all you really see--a little distracting.

John Justin Fatuzzo - Biography

My passion for photography began nearly fifty years ago. I made the evolutionary move from film to digital approximately five years ago, I don't rely heavily on photoshop, I feel that my photographs should stand on their own on without relying heavily on photoshop's gimmickry.

Over the years I worked for the newspaper as a freelance photographer. My work has been exhibited at various galleries and libraries. I have also sold my work privately as well as to stock agencies.

I was former president of my local camera club. I concentrate on landscape, wildlife, sports, protraits, spontaneity as well as photojournalism.

I'm currently employed as a clinical field supervisor at a major university in NJ.

My hobbies /sports include being a: bike ride lieutenant, mt biking, kayaking, hiking, drumming and of course photography.

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