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The above
picture was taken using my little NIKON D70s
and a 28-70mm 1:2.8-4 D Lens.
ISO was still on 500, (Left over from the
other day). I triggered the camera using the
Infra-Red remote control, and mounted the
camera on the Benbo Tripod. For a shadow
free flash, I attached our Vivitar Circular
lens mounted flash.
First
job, was setting up the stage. I used an old
Workmate Stand to support the off-cut of
plywood and clamped it still with a 6inch
'G' cramp to stop it from moving around.
In the centre, more or less, I placed a
shallow baking tray with a cup or so of
flour, (Non self raising)
According to the Web, I should use the
finest grade talcum I can get, supposed to
bake it dry and add a silicate to prevent it
from clumping. This it seems, will simulate
granites and sandstones in the real world.
But instead of a meteor crashing in at ten
times the speed of sound, I used a penny
piece dropped from six inches.
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Kaela, Camera, Flour. |
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Camera on Tripod,
adjacent to Black and
Decker Workmate |
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As you can see above, the set-up
is really quite simple, I guess
any workmate or similar can be
used. I wanted to use a passing
beam detector to remotely
trigger the camera as the beam
is interrupted, but I don't have
one yet, so I resolved to use
the infra-red Nikon Remote. The
trick is, as I found out to
press the trigger at the same
time as dropping the penny. The
camera requires a moment before
firing and the trick is to
define the right height to drop
the penny from, sorry, release
the object for impacting into
the target, Sorry, Flour...
Different heights, different
results. Try it yourself to
obtain your best results.
Mileage may vary...
About to let the Penny
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The camera Angle is important,
as is the tripod. If you have
the ability to warp three
dimensional cohesive space-time,
then you can let the penny drop,
pick up the camera, aim, focus
and take the picture. I cant. My
partner took the pictures of me
taking the pictures, hence the
shot below. The shot is good,
but from an observable angle
that does not do justice to the
image it was taking.
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From the wrong
perspective. |
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The image (above) when viewed
from the correct angle, produces
the image below...
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At the Moment of Impact |
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Ah, the thrill of capturing the
moment of impact, give or take a
milli second here or there. The
images were taken using speed of
1/160th and f.stop of
F16.0
Aperture of F/16 and ISO 500
with the lens reading 70mm.
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Butterfly Effect |
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I suppose
the limits are only in your imagination, but
fdor a while, its a neat way to spend a
Sunny Sunday Afternoon. Now, for the rest of
my life, I can say "I did that already".
<grin>
kizz
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