Canon Photo 5 - 2011 Competition - High Speed

Looks like I missed the deadline for the Canon photo 5 2011 competition because I only learnt about it the other week and by the time I received my neat little box submissions were closed.

I have decided to still complete all the briefs for a bit of fun and would like to share what I did with brief #4 Powder - Fast shutter.

High Speed Photography - Popping water balloons

When it comes to capturing subjects at high speed one thing that always springs to mind is water balloons. Some might call it a little cliché and I wouldn't completely disagree but cliché or not I think it is a mighty cool sight.

Just like my last two posts these ones were shot with the help from the Cognisys - Stop Shot control unit. If you can't already tell I am a huge fan of this device. 

High Speed Photography - Party Poppers

More high speed shots! Made possible with the Cognisys - Stop Shot control unit. The delay varied around the one or two millisecond mark, It is amazing how messy party poppers are.

 
Once I get a nice collection of high speed shots I will put together a nice little tutorial.

High Speed Photography - Breaking compact discs

I thought it was about time I put some photos on my photography blog.

These shots were made possible with a little help from the Cognisys - Stop Shot control unit. Using a microphone as a trigger the delay varied between 1ms to 3ms.