Milsurp After Hours

As well as being a gun nut I am also a serious photographer. I was Vice President of my local club from it's inception 4 years ago until this year when I stepped down and became a pure committee member.

Last night we had a practical evening of "Chronophotographie"

Chronophotography is defined as "a set of photographs of a moving object, taken for the purpose of recording and exhibiting successive phases of motion"

I took my Baker rifle with a view to giving them the chance to record the firing sequence. It was so cold that only 5 members came outside to try it but there were some good images.

Here is the first one., I am waiting for others to send me their results and I will post them when I get them........

So... how did they do the photo? Put the camera in B and after the flash in the pan close it?

No Robert, a pal of miner took it

Here are some from a video taken by one of the members. It is entitled "Duncan's Street Fighter"

I enjoyed explaining the military significance of the Baker to the club members!!

Looks like you made a lot of sparks. Anybody call the police on you for disturbing the peace?

Those are cool photos!! In the last 2 it looks like it is flashing right in your face......
Is it actually going out to the side, or is it just the bright light on your face??

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That is flashing at 90º to the barrel Vern. It is the powder in the pan + the start of the ignition in the barrel escaping through the touch hole.

Niner wrote:Looks like you made a lot of sparks. Anybody call the police on you for disturbing the peace?

No, I was saving the village from Zombies

Three more shots from a different photographer........