British artillery in action.

ChrisD · 03-21-2003, 12:10 AM

Sweet picture. I managed to save it to my webspace about 20 seconds before it was yanked from washingtonpost.com's homepage. Sorry it's so small.

Nothing But Net · 03-21-2003, 02:35 AM

Nice pic.

So, by posting this are you going to be charged with revealing war secrets?

lawman · 03-21-2003, 04:22 PM

Here's one slightly bigger (OK, less cropped), I did see one much larger but can't track it down now... Will keep looking

<img src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38988000/jpg/_38988685_artillery300.jpg">

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/3...tillery300.jpg

Uryoces · 03-26-2003, 06:12 PM

1. Place in ground
2. Keep out of children!
3. Light fuse and get to away place
4. It being shoots flaming balls
5. Enjoy happy flame-time for life-pleasure!!

Undertoad · 03-26-2003, 08:33 PM

Hee hee!!!

I just noticed, this picture had to have been incredibly well-timed. It's a flash photograph AND it's taken just as the artillery is fired. Unless there was some sort of trick or extended exposure or something.

Elspode · 03-26-2003, 09:39 PM

The flash was probably discharged, and the shutter left open until the gun fired. No problem to do if dark enough. Or it could have been done in the reverse order, but that would probably depend on how much recoil the gun had (otherwise, the barrel flash would probably not match up with the barrel location in the flash-illuminated shot).

Nothing But Net · 03-26-2003, 09:46 PM

Ahem...

Time exposure. Maybe 1 second (the photographer hears the command to fire).

Easy enough.

russotto · 03-27-2003, 12:25 PM

Far less than 1 second, I think. Note the lack of motion artifacts; parts of that gun MOVE while it's firing.

Possibly the photo flash was slaved to the muzzle flash.

ChrisD · 03-27-2003, 02:45 PM

How about this one? Good timing, take two.

Bitman · 03-27-2003, 06:52 PM

That last one might be a screen grab, they we're showing that clip on TV a couple days ago. I know, cuz I single-stepped it with my Tivo. Very cool.

Cam · 03-27-2003, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by russotto

Possibly the photo flash was slaved to the muzzle flash.

Or maybe the photographer got lucky.

wolf · 03-28-2003, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cam

Or maybe the photographer got lucky.

It's called an auto-advance.

Shoot a half a roll of film in a couple seconds, you're bound to get a coupla cool shots out of it.

Cam · 03-28-2003, 07:50 AM

ahh actually I was thinking along those lines after I posted but didn't know if it was actually used or what the name was and was too lazy to do a search for it.

03-21-2003, 12:10 AM	#1
ChrisD Poker Pariah Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 31	British artillery in action. Sweet picture. I managed to save it to my webspace about 20 seconds before it was yanked from washingtonpost.com's homepage. Sorry it's so small.

03-21-2003, 04:22 PM	#3
lawman unerringly questioning Join Date: May 2002 Location: Whitehorse, Yukon Posts: 100	Here's one slightly bigger (OK, less cropped), I did see one much larger but can't track it down now... Will keep looking <img src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38988000/jpg/_38988685_artillery300.jpg"> http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/3...tillery300.jpg Last edited by lawman; 03-21-2003 at 04:26 PM.

03-26-2003, 06:12 PM	#4
Uryoces 2nd Covenant, yo Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pugetropolis Posts: 583	1. Place in ground 2. Keep out of children! 3. Light fuse and get to away place 4. It being shoots flaming balls 5. Enjoy happy flame-time for life-pleasure!! __________________ The party's over ... the drink ... and the luck ... ran out.

03-26-2003, 09:39 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	The flash was probably discharged, and the shutter left open until the gun fired. No problem to do if dark enough. Or it could have been done in the reverse order, but that would probably depend on how much recoil the gun had (otherwise, the barrel flash would probably not match up with the barrel location in the flash-illuminated shot). __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-28-2003, 07:50 AM	#13
Cam dripping with ignorance Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 642	ahh actually I was thinking along those lines after I posted but didn't know if it was actually used or what the name was and was too lazy to do a search for it. __________________ After the seventh beer I generally try and stay away from the keyboard, I apologize for what happens when I fail.

03-21-2003, 02:35 AM	#2
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	Nice pic. So, by posting this are you going to be charged with revealing war secrets?

03-26-2003, 08:33 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Hee hee!!! I just noticed, this picture had to have been incredibly well-timed. It's a flash photograph AND it's taken just as the artillery is fired. Unless there was some sort of trick or extended exposure or something.

03-26-2003, 09:46 PM	#7
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	Ahem... Time exposure. Maybe 1 second (the photographer hears the command to fire). Easy enough.

03-27-2003, 12:25 PM	#8
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Far less than 1 second, I think. Note the lack of motion artifacts; parts of that gun MOVE while it's firing. Possibly the photo flash was slaved to the muzzle flash.

03-27-2003, 02:45 PM	#9
ChrisD Poker Pariah Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 31	How about this one? Good timing, take two.

03-27-2003, 06:52 PM	#10
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	That last one might be a screen grab, they we're showing that clip on TV a couple days ago. I know, cuz I single-stepped it with my Tivo. Very cool.

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