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by Craig Wanke
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29-MAR-2004 Craig Wanke

Moment of Impact*
by Craig Wanke

Playing with T. A. Edison's "executive desk toy." Constructed of 4 candelabra bulbs and sockets, lengths of lamp cord, a dimmer switch, and a wooden support frame.

Taken in a single exposure, minor PS adjustments. Perhaps I'll post the aftermath elsewhere :-)

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
1/13s f/5.0 at 37.0mm iso800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time29-Mar-2004 22:00:30
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length37 mm
Exposure Time1/13 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Karl P 09-Apr-2004 00:22
Man, I should have voted, this deserved way more than the number of votes it got. oh well :(
Olaf.dk 06-Apr-2004 12:45
Well done! Good job on the timing! --Olaf
ctfchallenge06-Apr-2004 07:19
I keep coming back to this image but, the glass has STILL not broken yet! he he
Guest 02-Apr-2004 13:23
Thanks. Ann, I tried to restrain the swinging bulb with a black thread, but it stretched some. No bulbs actually shattered, but one cracked and two suffered fatal filament damage. This was the last shot, since I no longer had four working bulbs after this one :)
Guest 02-Apr-2004 01:46
Great idea! and wonderful execution -- Tabs
Canon DSLR Challenge01-Apr-2004 03:44
Neat idea! How many bulbs did you break to get this one? LOL Love the bright light on the black background. Ann C
Guest 31-Mar-2004 20:28
this is so cool.
melissa
Canon DSLR Challenge31-Mar-2004 19:18
This is a smashing image!!
Uggh, bad joke :-)
Very nice image, I mean!
-FretNoMore
Teapot 31-Mar-2004 12:11
You've gone to a lot of trouble for this one Craig but I'm glad you did, it's a great shot.
Guest 30-Mar-2004 23:54
Thanks for the comments. It was hard enough to time the swing, now you've made me want to time the explosion. Hmmm. Maybe a fiberoptic sensor, hooked to a cable release, and... my wife would think I've gone completely round the bend. If she doesn't already. :)
Canon DSLR Challenge30-Mar-2004 19:06
Nice job. I'm with ISO... i wanna see 'em broken, shattered, shards flying everywhere....
in the light :-) Markjay
iso320030-Mar-2004 18:19
Good idea - but now I want to see them shatter sooooo badly!
Guest 30-Mar-2004 14:28
Niiiice!! Great timing on this! Very very cool idea, and you nailed it perfectly.