High Speed Photography : Frozen in Time

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18 Mar 2010

In a blink of the eye, a lot can happen. A lot of astonishing things happen in a split of a second, but they are moving too quickly for us to see. High speed photography is the art of photographing a rapidly occurring event. Depending on the event to be photographed, methods range from use of ultra-short time flash exposures to producing lots of exposures in a split-second. Seemingly frozen in time, a lot of photographers have their own special method doing high speed photography. The usual photographic flash component offers a flash that lasts around a thousandth of a second (a millisecond). But photographic flash component used in high speed photography is so much quicker than this, and it creates a flash of light around a microsecond (a millionth of a second). This let you to freeze time through pictures that are happening tremendously fast.

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It’s not easy to come up with a perfect shot while capturing rapidly occurring event, photographers that specialize in this type of photography are masters of patience. Below are some incredibly cool images that shows the beautiful combination of artistic expression and technical precision.

Splash | Avi_Abrams

splash

Breaking the Rules | Beforethecoffee

breaking the rules

Blue tit in Flight | Burrard Lucas

blue tit

Cig | David Neff

cig

Crash Test | Fiat

crash test

Kiwi Drop | Tpphoto

kiwi drop

Near Death Experience | Bda668

near death experience

Water Animation | Aziz J.Hayat

water animation

Frog Leap | Michael Durham

frog leap

Bullet Shot | David Neff

bullet shot

Waterfigure, Object and Extra Splash | Fotoopa

waterfigure

Happy New Year! | Robert D Bruce

happy new year

Lights Out | James Neeley

lights out

Balloon Explosion | Aziz J.Hayat

balloon explosion

Whiplash! | Alastair Batchelor

whiplash

Smash | Mark Watson

smash

Flower | Fotoopa

flower

Dart | OSUSTUDENT

dart

From Below | Jens Erik Mikkelsen

from below

Broken Bulb | Swashbuckle Pics

broken bulb

Death to Tomatoes | Photoboothguy

death to tomatoes

Santa Better Watch Out | Alan Sailer

santa better watch out

The Infamous Hairflip | Micah Camara

hairflip

Waterfigure | Fotoopa

waterfigure

Cognac | Byredis

cognac

High Speed Balloon Ripping | Infiltrator

high speed balloon

Shotgun Shot Sequence | Andrew Davidhazy

shotgun

Nikon Splash | LSG

nikon splash

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3 Responses to High Speed Photography : Frozen in Time

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Drago_65

March 22nd, 2010 at 7:54 am

didnt you hear, the NBA is the new WWE…all staged

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pcpc_rr2005

March 23rd, 2010 at 10:01 am

see the evolution by Charles Darwin

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jotdown

March 25th, 2010 at 4:39 pm

For a flash I would look at the 430EX and the 580EX both Canon flashes.
For portrait lenses I would suggest the Canon 50mm F1.8 ($100) or the 50mm F1.4 ($400). The usual lenses for portraits are between 85mm and 105mm on 35mm camera. Due to the crop factor for your camera the 50mm is very close to that range. It is also a very sharp lens.
If you are looking for a more all around lens look at the Canon 28-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM lens.
It is much better to stick with Canon lenses and other equipment if you can afford to. Some 3rd party equipment isn't bad but the original equipment is almost always better.

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