Self-portrait...with a bang.

Jeffro

Here is an old self-portrait, taken a few years ago with my Digital Rebel.

I came across it today while looking through my files. It was the first time I tried such a shot. I used 2nd curtain sync with 1/4 sec shutter speed, and of course the self-timer.



The pre-flash the fires with second curtain was my hint to shoot. After that, I held as still as I could until the second flash fired. It was pretty much dark on the range.

Just thought I'd share.....:D

DanielB

sweet man

thats a Glock 18 ain't it?

Jeffro

DanielB wrote:

sweet man

thats a Glock 18 ain't it?

Thanks...and it's a Glock 26.

There's more than one way to shoot!

DanielB

Jeffro wrote:

Thanks...and it's a Glock 26.

There's more than one way to shoot!

my dads work got him a Desert Eagle .44 Magnum, and might i say.... its fun.

Jeffro

DanielB wrote:

my dads work got him a Desert Eagle .44 Magnum, and might i say.... its fun.

I bet! Some days I don't know if I should shoot my Rebel, or my Glock. Other days I don't know if I should shoot my 20D or my H&K .45....but in the end, their all good!!

docwalker

Now you have to work on a photo catching the ejected brass in the air. I need to find one I did of myself with my .45 for a photography class years ago. The theme was action pictures. I am not a big sports fan so it was all I could come up with.

To get the shot I took dads Minolta 202 35mm SLR and used a squeeze bulb release. I had to do the entire setup by myself as I had no one to help. I ended up putting the bulb under my foot and after a few trial and errors was able to get the shot.

It took a lot of practice to be able to time pictures like that. You did a good job. One thing I would try is bounce the flash to get more of the light from the muzzle blast.

I now carry Glock 19.

Jeffro

docwalker wrote:

Now you have ....like that. You did a good job. One thing I would try is bounce the flash to get more of the light from the muzzle blast.

I now carry Glock 19.

I'd like to see that shot.

Now that I have the 20D I need to go play some more. I had just got the flash before attempting this shot.

Thanks for stopping in!

DanielB

scratch that.... its the .50 AE not the .44 magnum. , just went upstairs and asked him and we checked.

rahmonster

DanielB wrote:

scratch that.... its the .50 AE not the .44 magnum. , just went upstairs and asked him and we checked.

Your dad has desert eagle .50?

Ever seen that Guy Ritchie movie called Snatch? Its very funny if you haven't you should.


I really like that self portrait Jeffro, looks like it was very tricky to set up too. Well done

wholenewlight

Jeffro wrote:

Some days I don't know if I should shoot my Rebel, or my Glock.

Just don't get confused between the two - animal pics and, heaven forbid, portraits could be a real problem upon choosing the wrong gear

Sorry, first thing my odd mind thought of when I read your post!:jose

JimM

Very cool self portrait! Nice job!

luke_church

Jeffro wrote:

I bet! Some days I don't know if I should shoot my Rebel, or my Glock. Other days I don't know if I should shoot my 20D or my H&K .45....but in the end, their all good!!

It's a strange old world... I always find discussions of American gun culture very alien, whereas most of American culture is somewhat familiar....

Ahh well, neat photo.

Have you considered setting up a 'break beam' to trigger the flash? It's fairly easy to build a simple one (or so I'm told) and you can get some really neat effects.

Sound might work as well, but as I expect the bullets are substantially supersonic, you'd have to get the balance right.

I think the people at MIT did some neat things in this regard...

Have fun,

Luke

graflexTom

Jeffro wrote:

I bet! Some days I don't know if I should shoot my Rebel, or my Glock. Other days I don't know if I should shoot my 20D or my H&K .45....but in the end, their all good!!

Aw "in a world of compromise Some men don't.".. I too have the same dilimea But with two models of the H&K 45 in my room I then have to pick which one of them as well.....

Stormdancing

Cool shot.

Gimme my 12g Browning Recoiless any day.

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=28615

Jeffro

Thanks
Hey everyone, thanks for the compliments, and suggestions.

Now that I have better equipment, I may just have to try this type of shot again....but better:D

DanielB

rahmonster wrote:

Your dad has desert eagle .50?

ivar

Jeffro wrote:

Here is an old self-portrait, taken a few years ago with my Digital Rebel.

I came across it today while looking through my files. It was the first time I tried such a shot. I used 2nd curtain sync with 1/4 sec shutter speed, and of course the self-timer.

The pre-flash the fires with second curtain was my hint to shoot. After that, I held as still as I could until the second flash fired. It was pretty much dark on the range.

Just thought I'd share.....:D

Hey, cool picture... you said you used the self timer? so press the button, take your gun, wait for the right time, and shoot? hmmm, not bad. How many times did you try this?

I could never do something like that, too afraid i would shoot the camera

Jeffro

ivar wrote:

Hey, cool picture... you said you used the self timer? so press the button, take your gun, wait for the right time, and shoot? hmmm, not bad. How many times did you try this?

I could never do something like that, too afraid i would shoot the camera

I did it around between 20-30 times I guess. Did several different poses. The camera was never at risk of being shot, as it was several feet away, and not in the line of sight. :rambo

firedancing4life

Jeffro wrote:

I did it around between 20-30 times I guess. Did several different poses. The camera was never at risk of being shot, as it was several feet away, and not in the line of sight. :rambo

That would have been a shame if you blew it to pieces.