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Catching A Bullet


12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #116423 by L Hetter
Is it even possible to capture a bullet "frozen" in time after it has been fired? If so, how?
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12 years 9 months ago #116444 by JEL pics
I would think anything is possible, but not sure how one would do it.
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12 years 9 months ago #116447 by gamer
Well, I've never attempted photographing a bullet, but think about it....

A .22 bullet travels at about 1200 feet/sec. Your fastest shutter speed is 1/4000. So, even it you had sufficient lighting, in that time, the bullet will travel .3ft (3.6 inches). You're not going to do it with shutter speed.

What you will need to do is have a set-up where you can create a dark environment, keep your shutter open, and illuminate the bullet with a quick burst of light as it passes in front of the lens, which will require a sound activated timer to set off your strobe.
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12 years 9 months ago #116450 by chasrich
Strobe is the way to go. There is also a chronograph for measuring bullet speed which can be used to trigger the strobe. For a really cool shot of a bullet you need to ask Alex. No not our Alex but rather this one... www.petapixel.com/2010/08/31/the-amazing...lexander-augusteijn/
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
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12 years 9 months ago #116456 by L Hetter
Can an external flash be consider a strobe?
Chas, thanks for the link.
gamer, thanks. So from the sounds of it, catching a bullet with the camera should be done in a studio. I was thinking more along the lines of going to a shooting range and hoping to catch a bullet when people shoot.
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12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #116502 by chasrich
I used to be a professional shooter (I should say firearms) and I've seen thousands of photos of people firing guns. Just catching the ejected case is hard and rarely seen. For a bullet you need something electronically triggered which means an off camera flash set off by a signal from a sound or light sourced trigger. Even then it might take a lot of experiments to get it down right.

A better project might be a target bursting. Something like a balloon or a gallon jug of water.
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
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12 years 9 months ago #116508 by Baydream
There are specialized high speed cameras with triggering devices that can do this. I have seen videos of this (maybe even on PT) but not with "normal" cameras. Catching muzzle flash might work but you would need to be past the firing line (not a very good idea the way some folks shoot - think Kid Shaleen in Cat Ballou).
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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12 years 9 months ago #116520 by DestinDave
Sure, with a high-speed camera - on the order of 30,000 frames per second and faster..

Dave Speicher
I thought I wanted a career.. turns out I only wanted paychecks.
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12 years 9 months ago #116537 by chasrich
High five Dave... Nice video. :judge:
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
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12 years 9 months ago #116594 by effron
You don't need a high speed camera, just a flash trigger. There isn't a bullet yet fired that is as fast as light.....

www.digitalpicturezone.com/digital-pictu...-bullet-photography/

www.petapixel.com/2010/08/31/the-amazing...lexander-augusteijn/

www.diyphotography.net/bullet-photography-at-home
Why so serious?
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12 years 9 months ago #116597 by icepics
Harold Edgerton pioneered this in the '30s (and was at MIT). web.mit.edu/edgerton/ . Bullets and blasts - edgerton-digital-collections.org/galleries/iconic/bullets .
Sharon
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12 years 9 months ago #116598 by McBeth Photography

effron wrote: You don't need a high speed camera, just a flash trigger. There isn't a bullet yet fired that is as fast as light.....

www.digitalpicturezone.com/digital-pictu...-bullet-photography/

www.petapixel.com/2010/08/31/the-amazing...lexander-augusteijn/

www.diyphotography.net/bullet-photography-at-home


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