Egg shot

Pellet exist stage left

Flathead pellet hitting an egg. Estimated exposure of 1/2,000,000th of a second.

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Brian Negus says:

intriguing!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

meganpru says:

holy shit - that's an amazing shot! Looks like fun to clean up, lol!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

onkel_wart says:

makes me afraid of becoming an egg in my next life....

obvious:This is the ONE I chose from the three (in the ONE! group).
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

seelview says:

This is the ONE I chose from the three (in the ONE! group).
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Anna Margrét says:

Wow!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

OneEighteen says:

Cool. The World Through My Eyes
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

xenmate says:

what's the red stuff?
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

xenmate: That would be laser-spill from the trigger. Someone find me an interference filter for that exact wavelength and then we wouldn't have to worry about it :cP
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

rickpawl says:

So much for "over easy". This one's definitely scrambled! Good one, J.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

ke7eha says:

I think this is my favorite high speed photo that you have taken thus far. Keep up the good work!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Brentjp99 (now and then) says:

Hah, super shot. Can just see the pellet exiting right.
You should try higher calibre weapons for effect.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

nebarnix says:

I have a 0.22 at my parent's house that I can probably get away with using in my garage with an adequate bullet trap. I don't know if I should be shooting anything bigger than that in there (totally ignorant when it comes to weapons), but theres always a random hayfield come spring :c)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

rickpawl says:

LOL, check local ordinances regarding discharging of firearms with in city limits, if you are. Also, the muzzle velocity of a .22 far exceeds that of a pellet gun and the unimpeded round can travel up to a mile, so even in a hay field be careful. But of course, I'm sure you know all this. : )
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

nebarnix says:

Apparently its illegal to be firing a pellet gun within the city limits as well.... That's just stupid.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Cid* (away) says:

GREAT!
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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Rowdymnm says:

Helluva Shot!!
Great catch, You and your camera are very fast.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

irinsmith says:

LoL..this is the incredible edible egg...love it
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Durham says:

I keep looking at this one over and over again. It is crazy cool.

Are you using a laser trigger for this work? I imagine you have to deal with a delay of some kind? And getting the pellet to pass through the laser must be challenging.

Also, you need to shoot pellets through more stuff so I can live vicariously in your world.

MD
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Nathaniel Elliot Tanner Rogers says:

Incridible, you captured it perfectly.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

gjofili says:

Uau. that is great. Perfect shot.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

idealys says:

your shot are great .. but try to work on the composition: background hiding the bootle neck... ect..
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

rickpawl says:

Yeah Jasper. The image is too centered. And you could use something in the foreground to frame the subject, like a tree branch. And how about something in the background, maybe some ferns or a flock of seagulls or something. Maybe an American Flag. Oh, and always remember the rule of thirds for better composition. Oy...
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

nebarnix says:

Hahahahaha you're my hero Rick!

Seriously I think I just laughed coffee onto my paperwork!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

rickpawl says:

well, as long as the coffee stain was well composed... (sorry) : )
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Fomay says:

awesome pic!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

High Steel Heels says:

nebarnix, idealys could have phrased his "advice" better but i think i know what he means. the concept is brilliant and so is the capture - - very hard to do. have you considered how you might try and hide the extras in these fotos? i imagine it would be a bitch and quite time-consuming. i personally spend hours on end trying to make my set-ups perfect and i usually devote one day to the layout and another to the shoot itself. i should start posting my professional work on flickr instead of my collecting insanity! it's the copyright issue that concerns me.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

phlezk says:

HOLY SHIT?

what is the laser from?!?!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Jack Pearce says:

What a capture!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Yawp Barbarian says:

This is awesome !
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

TranceMist says:

This is purely amazing.
Fantastic!
Very, very well done!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

sugar. says:

completely different than anything i've looked at in awhile.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

EssjayNZ says:

Wow, impressive details...
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Sajiv Vijay says:

Did u get this shot using a pentax camera ?
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

nebarnix says:

Taken with a Pentax *ist DL.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

TalkingTree says:

harold edgerton eat your heart out!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

robcheerio says:

What an eggciting shot!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

spunky sprout says:

really amazing!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

stargazer95050 says:

I wonder what the neighbours will say if I started taking such photos at home
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Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

keisukeve says:

It became very good stimulation.
thank you.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

nebarnix says:

@stargazer95050 Mine never said a word -- but I was SURE that someone would call the cops after that IPOD went high order! Man was that loud!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

everett taasevigen says:

Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton would be proud!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Feelgood Photos, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

A.Connah says:

Nice shot!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Ana_Cotta says:

Oi! Sou administrador de um grupo chamado Flickr Ideas Brasil [Poste 1 - Comente suas favoritas] e nós adoraríamos ter isto adicionado ao grupo!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Sabspecks says:

Whoa. this is incredible!!

Seen in Flickr Ideas Brazil.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Sthel Braga - Chapado da Chapada says:

Perfect splash.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

vanuatu monarch says:

Wow! amazing talent
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

joe.ross says:

Used this photo for a post on www.phillyist.com called "Revenge of the Landsdale Eggers."

Attributed in the article.

Great shot!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

mrscuzzles says:

Brilliant photography! I have a suggestion for you if you are interested. Next time you are making spaghetti, Throw it up in the air from the colander and take a picture. It looks like a big floating brain. :)
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

kmevans says:

Just saw this on Gizmodo, great work, the whole set is amazing.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

BlackPlatinum79 says:

this is tight!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

§• Tradewinds •§ says:

Wow....soooo cool
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

General Cornwallis says:

I have to try this with a .50 BMG :D
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Death is a Must says:

woow... time of the capture was fine .. see how splash is following the little pellet .. man that's talent..
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

General Cornwallis says:

It's interesting to see the lag in the electronics there. That was triggered when the pellet broke the laser beam. As the pellet was probably fired at 600fps then since the pellet is about an inch past the beam we can work out approximately the delay in the electronics to be 7200/1 or 0.0001389 seconds.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

nebarnix says:

Yeah that sounds about right. It had the CPU running at 1MHz and the ADC was sampling 64 clocks. But it was updated with the actual firearms to 8MHz and 16 clocks so the response is much faster now, probably around 6uS
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

General Cornwallis says:

Just a thought BUT... If you put the laser by the end of the muzzle and then introduced sufficient delay that you could photograph the pellet in mid air then you could shoot eggs etc without the laser beam being visible in the frame.

A further thought - if you hot-glued the egg to some solid wire or a small tube, you could have the tube hidden from view of the camera. The egg could be exploding in mid air with the pellet not even visible!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

nebarnix says:

Indeed there is much to expand upon. After my move to AZ perhaps I can find the funds to fix the reflector and the space to go shooting safely.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

needtobealone says:

Wonderful ! Bravo !
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Paco Herrero says:

Incredible
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

theellsworth says:

Cool photo
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

§• Loose Halyard •§ says:

moved my account...just re-adding my favorites
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

suntphoto says:

Very beautiful shot !!!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

MoONy ,, says:

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw

fav
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

www.flickr.com/photos/photographbychris says:

Amazing capture! right timing
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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