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John S. Nasche | all galleries >> The Wonderful - Horrible PAD >> It's a Guy Thing - PAD > "B" is for "Bullet"
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02-APR-2005 J.S.Nasche

"B" is for "Bullet"

Tallahassee / Quincy, Florida

I’ve been trying for some time to get an image of the muzzle flash made by a bullet being fired. Tonight, with the help of my friend Erik who fired the weapon while I worked the camera, I’ve finally had a success. This is my Hungarian SA 85 “machine gun” shown in my January PAD, … a 7.62 X 39 caliber bullet fired at dusk and captured by the camera with no Photoshop post-processing except for cropping and sharpening of the photo. The camera was on a tripod and I used a cable release to keep the shutter open before, during and after the firing. Pretty cool huh?
Muzzle flash – a cool thing for guys.



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John S. Nasche07-Apr-2005 19:35
Yes indeed Ian, it’s a muzzle flash. The short barrel on this particular weapon makes a big exclamation point of light when it’s fired. I have to admit I have wanted to fire tracer rounds, but so far have never had the opportunity. Perhaps someday.
Guest 06-Apr-2005 14:32
This is muzzle flash? I thought at first it was smoke from the propellant illuminated by torchlight but if it’s from the muzzle flash then well done indeed. Either way it’s a damn good capture.
Oh, and yes, muzzle flash is pretty cool - I rather like tracer too.
Lazy 3L Photography05-Apr-2005 08:06
I agree, way cool....even if I'm just a darn old girl....literally, on the old part! ;-)
Lazy 3L Photography05-Apr-2005 08:05
I agree, way cool....even if I'm just a darn old girl....literally, on the old part! ;-)
Guest 03-Apr-2005 14:56
This looks like the kind of shot (no pun intended) that you could have a lot of fun playing with camera settings. I wonder what it would look like with 1s, iso 1200.
Dawn03-Apr-2005 07:55
Tough one to get I'd imagine and Hiyas to Eric!
James Lundy03-Apr-2005 03:55
Big congrats on this one John. Sweet capture! I like it.