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marbs34

marbs34

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Shot this of my friend about two years ago. This was one shot out of hundreds.

I was using a Rebel XT at ISO-400 1/640 sec exposure time. With the kit lens all the way in at 55mm

Besides the flash you can faintly see the vapor trail of the bullet towards the target.

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Here's one he got of me, last round of the clip, the slide is locked and a casing is arcing away.

We were both shooting Kimber Custom II's. Mine is in stainless with my initials engraved into Alumagrips.
 
Hawkeye5

Hawkeye5

Nice shot!

Some friends always wanted me to wait until returning to camp after dark before discharging my flintlock. They just loved all the sparks and fire.

Range houses must look the same everywhere. I could swear that was my gun club!
 
marbs34

marbs34

Hawkeye5 said:
Nice shot!

Some friends always wanted me to wait until returning to camp after dark before discharging my flintlock. They just loved all the sparks and fire.

Range houses must look the same everywhere. I could swear that was my gun club!
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This range is in Styx River Alabama, When i was stationed in Pensacola, Fl
 
jazzman

jazzman

I'm surprised that 1/640 caught so much detail, and it was slow enough to give just the right softness to the background. Very nice.
 
marbs34

marbs34

jazzman said:
I'm surprised that 1/640 caught so much detail, and it was slow enough to give just the right softness to the background. Very nice.
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Do you think this is most likely why I was only able to get one out of 300+ shots?

I know the flash is quick, but 3.5 frames per second with cards fast enough to keep it shooting. I got one picture like this.
 
BobK1

BobK1

marbs34 said:
Do you think this is most likely why I was only able to get one out of 300+ shots?

I know the flash is quick, but 3.5 frames per second with cards fast enough to keep it shooting. I got one picture like this.
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Perhaps if you choose a gun with a larger muzzle flash, then taking a picture of said flash would be a bit easier. For example:
 
jazzman

jazzman

marbs34 said:
Do you think this is most likely why I was only able to get one out of 300+ shots?

I know the flash is quick, but 3.5 frames per second with cards fast enough to keep it shooting. I got one picture like this.
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I sort of took for granted the "wow" factor about that. A person could shoot (a camera) all day and not get even one image of the muzzle flash. Unless your (gun) shooter uses something more substantial, like a friggin' battleship.:thumbup:
 
JJMontague

JJMontague

marbs34 said:
Do you think this is most likely why I was only able to get one out of 300+ shots?

I know the flash is quick, but 3.5 frames per second with cards fast enough to keep it shooting. I got one picture like this.
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For action shots, 1/640 is slow. I shoot a lot of youth sports, and as a general rule, if I have to shoot at shutter speeds slower than 1/1000 I tend to either put my camera away and enjoy the game, or focus on non-action shots. The slight blur to the background is likely due to aperture choice, not a slightly slow shutter. I couldn't see the EXIF data, so I'm not sure what aperture was used. If the blur were induced by shutter speed, your friend and his firearm would have also been blurred. Irregardless, it's still a great capture! And don't be concerned too about your keeper rate. With this kind of fast moving action, that's not surprising. The last little league baseball game I shot last spring, I kept 25 out of about 2000!
 
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