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lightbulb, impact+200us
lightbulb, impact+200us
ralph


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Extreme Action (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D100
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
Location: basement
Date: Apr 5, 2005
Aperture: f8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 3sec,40us flash
Galleries: Macro, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Apr 5, 2005

 bug(yellow)light with flash below
from inital tests - impact was at 2.2ms from breaking light beam
this image was at 2.4ms
total of 5 bulbs were broken - this is the best
crop, colorbalance & sharpend
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post challenge note : i tested with ballons the same diameter as the lightbulb -
first 2 lightbulbs were just touchingthe surface,
third was 400us more and not as interesting image
- this image was 4th (split the time)
- fifth image was with a white light bulb which seemd to disintegrate ..
sixth light bulb wouldn't break :(
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Statistics
Place: 29 out of 132
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Avg (commenters): 7.4615
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Views since voting: 1890
Views during voting: 549
Votes: 266
Comments: 17
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/17/2005 10:51:57 PM
Amazing! Wonder how many bulbs you had to smash to get this .. really nice. 10
 04/17/2005 04:15:25 PM
i like the idea. Doesn't quite work as a photograph in my opinion.
Good luck though
5
 04/15/2005 08:45:37 PM
excellent shot
 04/15/2005 08:39:25 AM
Very well done, nice lighting (no pun intended).
 04/14/2005 10:36:01 PM
What can I say but wow. Great shot 10
 04/12/2005 10:48:43 PM
Great photo. I'd be interested to know how 200 microseconds was chosen; if by trial and error, then how many bulbs did it take?
 04/12/2005 09:52:40 AM
Great idea and a great outcome. Very creative and original. Well done!
 04/12/2005 01:17:46 AM
Wow, beautiful! Can't wait to hear how you timed and lit this!
I think the only thing I would change is, I would like to see more of the 'hammer'. Is that what it is? Just a touch of dodging at the top so I can see what the metal disc is attached to.
 04/11/2005 07:23:10 PM
Smashing success! 9
 04/11/2005 06:45:36 PM
Wow. How many light bulbs did you go through trying to get a good shot of this? Even in burst mode this would be a tough moment to capture.
 04/11/2005 01:59:22 PM
although this is a copy-cat photo (this idea has already been posted here in the past) you caught the very right moment(shape vs. ruptures). very nice!
 04/11/2005 10:37:28 AM
oh boy are we suckers for broken lightbulbs.
 04/11/2005 09:20:13 AM
I think this one had potential...maybe a crop off the top and more stuff flying out
 04/11/2005 05:56:46 AM
Amazing, is the bulb lighten up from behind or is it actuallty the bulb that glows?

Message edited by author 2005-04-18 06:18:53.
 04/11/2005 03:37:15 AM
Great matrix style. love the colors
Sorry but overdone many times
 04/11/2005 03:18:03 AM
nice job!
 04/11/2005 02:02:15 AM
light bulb? for real? beautiful


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