Steely-eyed aim and perfect timing.
How the heck did you do that???
1 Nikon SB900 fired at 1/128 powerAre you freezing that airgun pellet with normal flash? I suspect you're using something a little more exotic as I don't think a normal speedlight would have such a short duration.
Edit: great captures by the way.
The whole event happens in mere milliseconds and is much too fast to be captured without being precisely controlled.Amazing shots.
I'm being thick I guess, but I can't imagine how you achieve this.
Is it just a dripping tap and a good shot? How do you release the shutter at just the right moment?
What's the pellet/hit ratio?
Thanks, Slap. I've seen you on the NikonCafe forum where I have a huge, 65 page thread on hi-speed ballistic photography. Perhaps you've seen it?Awesome. What else can I say.
The whole event happens in mere milliseconds and is much too fast to be captured without being precisely controlled.
I use a water valve activated by a 12vDC solenoid. The gun is hard mounted and pre-aimed at the point I have calculated the drop to be at a precise time. The trigger is pulled by a 24vDC solenoid through a 12vDC relay activated by a pre-programmed intervolometer.
The camera shutter is set to 'bulb' and opened prior to drop release and closed after the shot is complete. The image is captured with the flash, not the shutter.
After careful, precise calculations and adjustments, the shot/hit ratio is near 100%.
There is more to it than what I described. The timing components are comprised of two intervolometers, 2 infrared photo gates, a valve solenoid, a trigger solenoid, and a relay. All have to be in perfect sync along with the strobe and camera for the shot to work.Wow! Many thanks for the explanation, as someone who shoots with both cameras and guns, and has a good knowledge of industrial automation, I still couldn't think how you achieved it.
Thanks! Who is Gordon Bennett?Gordon Bennett...all pretty amazing..well done you..
Thanks for your comment, SLThose really are exceptional!!!
If I had any critique to offer, it would be that I'd like to see you experiment with some more artistic and dramatic backgrounds. Beyond that I think you have the technique down perfectly and there's nothing more that I can add.
Thank you so much! Comments like yours make the effort worthwhile. I do appreciate your taking time to comment.those just totally made my evening
thank you..!!
Thanks! Glad you like them, DKThey are Fantastic
Thanks for your comment, SL
As for your critique, of which others have said the same, I agree that they could be a bit more artistic as far as photo images. However, these were more an experiment in physics, mathematical computations, and engineering than a photographic exercise. The images were a means of recording the event.
That being said, I will offer a few I did to please those such as yourself who posses more refined artistic sensibilities than I.
By the way, I love your cherry cheesecakes!
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Thank you so much! Comments like yours make the effort worthwhile. I do appreciate your taking time to comment.
Here's one just for you! Gives a whole new meaning to "hand held photo"!
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Thank you so much! Comments like yours make the effort worthwhile. I do appreciate your taking time to comment.
Here's one just for you! Gives a whole new meaning to "hand held photo"!
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That's magical......
Thanks, Slap. I've seen you on the NikonCafe forum where I have a huge, 65 page thread on hi-speed ballistic photography. Perhaps you've seen it?
There is more to it than what I described. The timing components are comprised of two intervolometers, 2 infrared photo gates, a valve solenoid, a trigger solenoid, and a relay. All have to be in perfect sync along with the strobe and camera for the shot to work.
A complete step-by-step description of my technique is available if you are interested.
Being a gun enthusiast, you might appreciate these shots with the camera mounted above the gun barrel and the pellet traveling away from the viewer:
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OK Mike. I have a long running thread on the NikonCafe forum that describes the whole process in great detail and includes many, many hi-speed images. I'm not sure if you have to register to view it but the forum is worth joining.A link please
I am very interested
Regards
Mike
Thanks for looking and the kind comment, Mike. Perhaps when you next visit the thread you could make a post and bump the thread to the top of the page?Thanks for the link - I found it yesterday and have bookmarked it - after about an hours reading and only getting less than halfway through - It is a facinating read and all power to your elbow - well done and thanks for your fantastic efforts.
Regards
Mike