> Balloons
In the above example I captured a water balloon punctured with a pellet gun.
For this picture I used the following components:
- Camera.
- Universal Photo Timer with IR extension cable.
- Pellet gun.
- Water balloons.
The camera shutter was triggered with a microphone.
The pictures above show several balloons punctured with darts, each picture taken with an increasing delay.
The pictures were taken in a dark room. The flash is the only source of light in the room.
The sound of a popped balloon triggers the external microphone (UPT_KIT1B version) activating the flash. It is a matter of a millisecond for the balloon to completely collapse once punctured.
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Notes:
- Observe manufacturer safety precautions when handling a pellet gun or darts.
- Take into account the shutter lag when taking this type of photography.
