High Speed Photography
Thanks to
SemiSkinned I now have this link to the website of
Dr. Andrew Davidhazy, a professor of
Imaging and Photographic Technology at
Rochester Institute of Technology.
This guy is good! Doc Edgerton good!
I had the wonderful privilege of meeting Dr. Edgerton (the guy who invented the photo strobe light) when I was working at the
New England Aquarium back in the mid-70's. There are lots of people who try to take high-speed photographs but they do not have the equipment needed to do the ultra-short flashes of light needed to completely freeze the subject. There are people who do good work with water droplets but their bullets are always a blur. Dr. Davidhazy's bullets are tack--sharp.
Banana Exploding -- and --
Line of Rubber Bands being broken.
He also has done some interesting work with strip cameras and developing arcane (and visually attractive) techniques with Polaroid films. Check the site out -- some really nice stuff!
Posted by DaveH at April 21, 2004 8:56 PM