austinkroe Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I went to the GA state IDPA match this weekend and my dad came along to get some photos. He was using one of those antiquated film cameras. Go figure, as a landscape photog he is married to the idea of film (inside joke between him and me but I couldnt resist). Anyway, he took alot of pictures of me and a few of Sevigny. I was going though them today and noticed one of me where the hammer is down on my gun. I didnt have any misfires so I know it must have been a lucky catch with the picture so I figured I would share. I think the pics are a little grainy b/c 1600 iso film. I swear I did not use photoshop or anything else to get this photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Nice pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaJoe Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 That's an outstanding photo!!!! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepickles Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 What was the shutter speed? Nice pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Unless your guide rod always sticks out, looks like he caught you right after ignition... Using ISO 1600 is going to keep that shutter speed high, and that's what it takes to get action stopping shots like this Congratulate your dad on a good catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Its actually after the bullet left. You can see orange at the crown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunuva Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Very Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronEqualizer Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Well that proves it........there's plenty of time to call your shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Excellent pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Really neat picture. Some day, someone will actually catch a bullet leaving the barrel. Say what you will, I don't think it will be on a digital camera. Shutter speeds (I know, no shutter) are just too slow. But fast film and a high shutter speed will get it... someday FWIW dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Nice pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinkroe Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 Really neat picture. Some day, someone will actually catch a bullet leaving the barrel. Say what you will, I don't think it will be on a digital camera. Shutter speeds (I know, no shutter) are just too slow. But fast film and a high shutter speed will get it... someday FWIW dj There already is such a picture. It is on hosercam.com click on about me and scroll 3/4 down the page. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidball Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 The only thing that would make that picture better would be if you had a Cub's hat on rather than that black and white thing . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird_Dog0347 Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Are you guys sure that "orange" at the muzzle is not the bullet? Were you shooting plated or jacketed bullets??? Or it could be glowing lead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinkroe Posted November 5, 2006 Author Share Posted November 5, 2006 Shooting WWB 115gr FMJs. I just am not sure about catching the bullet just as it leaves the barrel. Although the gun is still locked up and has barely started to recoil. I am a Cubs fan. However, I have had the Sox hat since 4th grade when I was a Frank Thomas fan. It is kind of a lucky hat more than anything. It is so ragged and has holes everywhere I just can not bring myself to retire it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotm4 Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Really neat picture. Some day, someone will actually catch a bullet leaving the barrel. Say what you will, I don't think it will be on a digital camera. Shutter speeds (I know, no shutter) are just too slow. But fast film and a high shutter speed will get it... someday FWIW dj My wife has captured a few where you can see the streak of the bullet. We have a Canon XT Rebel 8M digital. Here's my friend/co-worker Brett Simon at Summer Blast 2006. Another friend/co-worker Luis Gines at the Blackwater paper/steel match last weekend. No bullet or streak but my favorite of me that she's got of me so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronEqualizer Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Cool Pics. gotm4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 (edited) Really neat picture. Some day, someone will actually catch a bullet leaving the barrel. Say what you will, I don't think it will be on a digital camera. Shutter speeds (I know, no shutter) are just too slow. But fast film and a high shutter speed will get it... someday FWIW dj There already is such a picture. It is on hosercam.com click on about me and scroll 3/4 down the page. Thanks guys. I don't know what camera Mr. Soloman used, but I'm impressed with the picture on Nolan's site. In the back of my mind as I wrote my comment above, I was thinking of the Edgarton photos of frozen bullets in flight and the possibility of a focused picture of a bullet with a digital camera. My problem is, I'm not a photographer but an amatuer dj edited because I can't spell Edited November 5, 2006 by dajarrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gameplayer Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Great looking photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glk21C Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 (edited) Here's my friend at Summer Blast 06. Notice the bullet just leaving the end of the barrel. I think was an image taken off the video we shot but I can't be sure of that Edited November 6, 2006 by Glk21C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p99shooter Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 That's gotta be spent brass. The bullet would out of the picture frame when the slide got all the way back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glk21C Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I'll agree to disagree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotm4 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I think that my friend caught a bullet in the air on this pic of me yesterday. Look ahead of the first piece of brass that left the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I think that my friend caught a bullet in the air on this pic of me yesterday. Look ahead of the first piece of brass that left the gun. Too small ---- most likely some crap on the sensor..... I'll agree to disagree with you And I'll agree to disagree with you as well --- that's a casing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Without a heinously fast shutter speed (a-la Solomon) or heinously quick flash (a-la Edgerton), bullets in flight look like long streaks, no matter what. A bullet at 1000 fps taken with a 1/1000 shutter speed (as fast or faster than almost all consumer-level cameras can do) will be a foot long streak since it moved a foot during the exposure. Ray Solomon has a pro-level camera with a super-fast shutter (1/16,000) to catch them visible as bullets in flight, and they're still a little streaky. An in-focus background is a dead giveaway on any 'possible-bullet' pictures that it wasn't taken at 1/16,000 shutter speed. FWIW, bullets can be seen in flight.. sort of .. I have some video of bullets in flight I took a while back around sunset... pretty cool. 125GR HAPs at 1325 FPS with the sun right behind me, about 10 yards to the berm. First at full speed, then at half speed. Look between the rack and barricade. inflight.wmv Someday I'm going to get the same lighting conditions on the plate rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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