axe slicing through light bulb
CAMERA:
4X5 field camera
150mm lens
High-speed photography
This shot of an axe slicing through a light bulb is actually a light bulb being thrown at an axe mounted to a support. The axe blade was pointing upward and the bulbs were thrown down at the blade. The viewing orientation was reversed for the illusion. Three small strobes were used for this open flash shot. The first strobe was connected to the delayed PC output of the delay module with the other 2 slaved off the first. A laser trigger was used with the beam set about an inch above the blade. A sound trigger would have worked equally well for this shot.
