I am sure you have known what hanabi is. Hanabi is act of viewing fireworks festivals and shows. There are so many fireworks held in Japan during summer.
If you want to know more about hanabi, you can read article written by Lee-san here.
Now, back to the topic of our article, what are differences between watching and photographing hanabi in big city and in countryside? In this article we will use examples of hanabi photos taken in big city (Odaiba and Tokyo Bay Area) and countryside (Nagaoka in Niigata prefecture) Let’s take a look at 3 major differences.
First, in big cit, sometimes your view when watching hanabi is blocked by buildings, bridges and other big city structures. However, you can also take stunning photo by framing the fireworks with the city structures like this.
On the other hand, when you view hanabi in countryside, you can get almost no obstacle and you can get clear shot of the hanabi
Second, in big city, you can have beautiful combination of hanabi light and city light in one photo! You can see in the photo of hanabi below, the blend between the fireworks light and city light (building, bridge, boat etc.)
On the other hand, in the countryside, your hanabi will become the major source of light in your photograph!
Third, in big city we often have to stick to one point of view. The reason is that big city has large crowd and relatively limited space. It makes changing point of view during the fireworks shows more difficult.
Here is example of firework photos that we took from the same point of view like photo above. The tips here is that even if it’s difficult to change viewing place, you can always zoom-in and out your lens to change the feel of your photo.
Contrary to big city, in the countryside, you can shoot from different places freely. These are examples of two photos taken from two different places from one hanabi event.
What do you think about viewing hanabi in big city and countryside, guys? Which one do you prefer? Write your comment and suggestion about summer-related articles that you want to read!
Here is recap of hanabi articles in Fun! Japan:
Hanabi in Japan by Lee
Hanabi in Atami
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