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 09/02/2010 10:59:22 AM · #1
Cut in half by a bullet
 09/02/2010 11:03:31 AM · #2
It looks like someone was trying to sabotage one of Irene's shoots!
 09/02/2010 11:12:29 AM · #3
I propose a new standard... if the water drop shots on DPC don't have bullets cutting them in half, they get a vote of 1... If the bullet is a .22cal they get a 4, if its a .50 cal, they get a 7 and I will only give 10's if the bullet is a Tomohawk Cruise Missile.
 09/02/2010 11:22:55 AM · #4
Most interesting. My questions:

- What kind of bullets are those?
- Where did they go when they were done cutting water drops?
 09/02/2010 11:28:55 AM · #5
Originally posted by mycelium:
Most interesting. My questions:

- What kind of bullets are those?
- Where did they go when they were done cutting water drops?


Judging by the amount of deflection present in many of the shots after impact, my guess would be that it must be a relatively low velocity round.. Funny enough, I don't see any evidence of rifling grooves on the bullet itself, and there are no crimp marks on the projectile, so my guess is that this was fired from a smooth-bore, non-cartridge type of weapon, and looks to be roughly .30caliber when compared to the water droplets..

The material appears to be consistent with a lead projectile, however, determining that from the photo is very difficult, although the amount of deflection in some of the shots makes me suspect that it's possible this is made from another metal, perhaps even aluminum...

My overall guess is that it was a custom built and loaded tool made just for this job, and I wouldn't be surprised to learn the bullets were made specifically for this purpose.

Then again, it's super hard to tell any of this from a photograph or two..

ETA: Where did they go? Forward of course! Really anything would be pretty much just speculation, but I would guess they are going into a bullet trap of some sort, either metal-deflection or soft-capture.

Message edited by author 2010-09-02 12:50:22.
 09/02/2010 11:41:30 AM · #6
Yeah, I once caught it first at DPReview, I think there is a more extensive description there, but doesn't explain much.

//www.dpreview.com/challenges/Entry.aspx?ID=117561

More info found here

Edit to fix the URL

Message edited by author 2010-09-02 11:43:39.
 09/02/2010 11:45:24 AM · #7
Originally posted by Alexander Augusteijn:
I am a photographer from the Netherlands, specializing in high speed photography. I use a normal flash to achieve very short illuminations. The most critical parameter in this kind of photography is timing, which is achieved by computer control of shutter, flash, valve, gun or whatever other device is used.

These kind of images require a lot of experimentation, dedication, patience and willingness to endlessly clean spill of liquids and debris from objects shot to pieces. Several hundreds of trial shots may be needed to get timing correct. After that, the process is pretty well controlled, and often half of the shots will be usable, with 1 out of 10 really interesting.


Here's his Web Page; check out the high-speed gallery. If you browse elsewhere, you'll notice he likes wine glasses too :-) Man's a natural for DPC; someone oughta give him a ring...

R.
 09/02/2010 11:56:18 AM · #8
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by Alexander Augusteijn:
I am a photographer from the Netherlands, specializing in high speed photography. I use a normal flash to achieve very short illuminations. The most critical parameter in this kind of photography is timing, which is achieved by computer control of shutter, flash, valve, gun or whatever other device is used.

These kind of images require a lot of experimentation, dedication, patience and willingness to endlessly clean spill of liquids and debris from objects shot to pieces. Several hundreds of trial shots may be needed to get timing correct. After that, the process is pretty well controlled, and often half of the shots will be usable, with 1 out of 10 really interesting.


Here's his Web Page; check out the high-speed gallery. If you browse elsewhere, you'll notice he likes wine glasses too :-) Man's a natural for DPC; someone oughta give him a ring...

R.


Looks like I might have been pretty close overall... In the page at DPReview he mentions the use of a "Rail Gun", therefore I would guess the bullet is actually NOT lead, and it is indeed a lower velocity home built device... Yay me. :) LOL

Message edited by author 2010-09-02 11:56:30.
 09/02/2010 12:08:14 PM · #9
Originally posted by coryboehne:
... Yay me. :) LOL

CSI Cory
:-O
 09/02/2010 12:46:22 PM · #10
forensics more impressive than the crime
 09/02/2010 01:00:34 PM · #11
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
It looks like someone was trying to sabotage one of Irene's shoots!


"lalalalaaa" drop *snap* drop, PEOWWWWWWWWW!!!

WTF!!!
 09/02/2010 01:08:18 PM · #12
Here's the redneck version of this.

BBQ TV Clip, Melon Musket
 09/02/2010 01:09:14 PM · #13
Originally posted by hojop25:
"lalalalaaa"


Now that's a pretty hilarious impression of Irene :)
 09/02/2010 01:19:48 PM · #14
Originally posted by mycelium:
Originally posted by hojop25:
"lalalalaaa"

Now that's a pretty hilarious impression of Irene :)

I'll bet it's spot on! :-D
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