Shooting eggs

ZanottiZanotti Registered Users Posts: 1,411 Major grins
edited August 24, 2009 in Other Cool Shots
I liked Chris Moore's shots so much, I had to try it myself. Not having a trigger, I simply shot immediately after firing the gun. It took a bit of trial and error, but moving the gun far enough back, we had time to guess the shot. My son fired and I did the shutter.

Thoughts?

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Oh yeah, and he is right about the mess - be prepared to do some cleaning after you finish.



Z
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  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2009
    That's some great communication with your son!!!

    The images are amazing, even if you didn't tell us that you hand-sync'ed the shots. I'm impressed!!! bowdown.gif

    That must have been a lot of eggs on the floor -- hopefully you had a lot of painters plastic down.
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  • ZanottiZanotti Registered Users Posts: 1,411 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2009
    Humpty Dumpty
    Z
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  • PinkShoesRCoolPinkShoesRCool Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited August 14, 2009
    That is so cool! Love the 3 next to each other and the title cracked me up. rolleyes1.gif Thanks for the smile!
  • ZanottiZanotti Registered Users Posts: 1,411 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2009
    Humpty Dumpty #2
    Humpty Dumpty #2
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 14, 2009
    Pretty dang impressive if you ask me! thumb.gif
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  • eL eSs VeeeL eSs Vee Registered Users Posts: 1,243 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2009
    Wow! Having read through Stopping Time - the Photographs of Harold Edgerton several times (it's one of my favorite photography books, right up there with H2O by Howard Schatz), I must say that I am very impressed! These are some absolutely incredible images! thumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2009
    These are really good thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif but I need to ask -- you shot this with a gun?? What kind of gun if you don't mind me asking?
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  • ZanottiZanotti Registered Users Posts: 1,411 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2009
    Dogdots wrote:
    These are really good thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif but I need to ask -- you shot this with a gun?? What kind of gun if you don't mind me asking?



    I shot the eggs in RAW, so they were "RAW eggs"!


    To break them, I used a .177 caliber pellet gun. You have to aim eggactly where they are and then shoot. I had a large mat as a backstop and made both of us wear safety glasses.

    I yelled pull, he shot, and I set the shutter. With the flash on 1/64 it will recycle with new batteries almost immediately.

    Z
    It is the purpose of life that each of us strives to become actually what he is potentially. We should be obsessed with stretching towards that goal through the world we inhabit.
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2009
    Zanotti wrote:
    I shot the eggs in RAW, so they were "RAW eggs"!


    To break them, I used a .177 caliber pellet gun. You have to aim eggactly where they are and then shoot. I had a large mat as a backstop and made both of us wear safety glasses.

    I yelled pull, he shot, and I set the shutter. With the flash on 1/64 it will recycle with new batteries almost immediately.

    Z

    Never thought about a pellet gun -- I was thinking about a BB-gun. Again...wonderful photos thumb.gif And fun to take too :D
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  • Phil TompsonPhil Tompson Banned Posts: 46 Big grins
    edited August 24, 2009
    Fantastic. I love the "shot". :-)
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2009
    I'm truly amazed that you could manually sync the pellet rifle shot & your camera.

    Fantastic job Z thumb.gif
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  • jethibodjethibod Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2009
    Zanotti wrote:
    Humpty Dumpty

    Awesome!!! Love the series...
    Jen

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited August 24, 2009
    Very cool and great timing. bowdown.gif
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