high speed photography Shooting through tomato

Object is a cherry tomato. shot with a .177 air gun pellet. The light

source is triggered spark gap connected to capacitor bank charged to

about 25 kV. An optical gate (laser + phototransistor) connected to a

simple 555 timer circuit controls the exposure delay. Both the light

source and trigger circuit are home built from inexpensive parts.

 

I appreciate your comments very much.

Nice job with the home built equipment and setup Johannes. A lot of work that came out very well. Light may be a bit harsh, but 7 for originality

Magnifico trabajo tecnico,,, luz, color y velocidad perfecta, un cordial saludo Eriksson.

good take..

 

i thought photographs from a streak camera have started to appear on photo.net.

Very cool - looks like a Silver Jet pellet...

Impressive shot! Really cool and great work!

Thanks for your comments.

 

Ah, an actual Gamo! Don't know if they sell the pellets here, but hte rifles, yes. I always enjoyed the Beemans...

Hi, nice work, I'm sure you ahve heard of Harold E. Edgerton? If not you should defintly get one of his books.