Monday 29 October 2012

Balloon Burst

Water balloon burst - freezing the water droplets
Balloon Burst
Subject : Balloon Burst

Story behind the shot I happened to see a few photographs of exploding water balloons. It was as if a moment rarely seen was captured perfectly. Wanting to try it out myself , I bought a few balloons, filled them with water and tied them on a rope . I fixed my camera on the tripod and made all the required settings in M mode [manual mode]. Using a timer set for 5 seconds, I pricked the balloon using a needle. Since I did not have any trigger , it was tough to sync the timings. After 7-8 tries I got this shot.



  • f -stop : f/5
  • Exposure time: 1/2000 sec
  • ISO : 100


* Using a fast shutter speed ensures that the moment is captured before it goes by


* Using a Low ISO ensures that the photo is not noisy.


* Note: I have used flash in this shot to freeze motion which has caused a mild glare. These kind of photos come out better without flash. 


What made me capture the image: The fact that a balloon burst is an event that happens way too fast for the human eyes to register made it an interesting subject to photograph.


If you like this photo .. You might find this one interesting :)

Freeze the smoke!

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