Water Ballon vs. Airsoft BB, Round 2

This print is now for sale. Limited 100 print run, $50.00 print only, 12" x 18" semi-gloss / archival ink. Contact me via Flickrmail if you're interested.

Here, we dialed in an 8ms delay (0.008 second) from when the bullet hits the switch). You can see that the rubber of the balloon had completely disintegrated, but the pear shape of the water blob is still roughly intact.

Zoom in large to view how crisp the water droplets are.

Strobist:
2x 580EX M1/64 bare on light stand, balloon left
1x 580EXII M1/64 bare on light stand, balloon right
1x nobrand flash on "low" bare on light stand about 3 ft behind balloon, low pointing up towards balloon.

Triggered by custom bullet switch electrically connected to a Pocket Wizard Multimax, firing delay mode (0.0065 sec to 0.020 sec delay).

Camera: Canon EOS40D ISO100 (M) F:8-11 Bulb
Triggered by remote shutter release

Concept: Terence
Rig Design: Terence
Lighting: DaveM, Terence, Allen Yoo
Camera Operator: DaveM
Shooter: Terence

Setup shots here:

Shooting setup: www.flickr.com/photos/ttstam/2299986142/
Bullet switch: www.flickr.com/photos/ttstam/2299184271/
Lighting: www.flickr.com/photos/ttstam/2299187987/

Explore! Highest position 130 on Saturday, August 2, 2008