Desert eagle flame thrower

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Ok this is my desert eagle 50 shot in the dark with a 2.5 second shutter time exposure. Now this gun may not be the best design or be the most reliable but how can you not like this picture......I mean, to me, this is just another reason to pull that trigger.

John

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If you have the photographic skills, try stopping down the lens more to exclude the ambient light and pop off a flash.

I'd like to try a few of these myself.
 
Why such a long exposure? The duration of the muzzle flash would be well under a second. I'd like to see more of these if you play some more, and let us know what settings you use. Matter of fact, I think I'm going to the range tonight - maybe I'll bring some of my OTHER types of toys, too! :)
 
The time exposure was because we were shooting in the dark basically. The flash from the gun acted like the camera flash...sort of. Also we were coordinating someone on the lights (because the camera won't shoot in the dark unless you press half down on the release in the light then turn them off) another on the camera and the shooter. This gives time to say lights out, fully click the shutter release then say shoot! and shoot. Needless to say we had a few dry runs. We will try to refine our technique but you get the idea.

John
 
That is a great photo, makes me want to pick up the camera again. Thanks for sharing and take more photos for us!!!
 
MauserMike said:
If you have the photographic skills, try stopping down the lens more to exclude the ambient light and pop off a flash.

I'd like to try a few of these myself.
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unless you have a really weak, or very adjustable (say 6+ stops) flash, you are just going to wash out the flame doing this, was the point of the flash to add back fill light?
 
very cool, try getting one from slightly behind you as well, you can see the tunnel of flame then too. Also try video, then you get a ring of flame traveling down range. The more H110 you load the better the ring of fire!
 
JaysonCraig said:
unless you have a really weak, or very adjustable (say 6+ stops) flash, you are just going to wash out the flame doing this, was the point of the flash to add back fill light?
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thats what i was thinking. Stopping down and using a flash will make a normal indoor pic. The flame will be washed out from the extra light.

What I would do for a super cool pic is a manual flash set up with a white or blue-white filter that is almost opaque over it. Long exposure with meduim f-stop (say f-8 to f-6) Iso 100 long shutter.. 3 seconds. Pitch black room.

Position the flash to the rear of the shooter at about the same distance as the camera to the shooter. Get the shooter with gun at ready. open shutter, flash the flash (will expose the shooter better) then fire the pistol.

Should even out the light of the subject and still have a very impressive flame.
 
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personally, i think all he should do is adjust the shutter shorter
i dont know what iso he used or f-stop.... but at 2.5sec, i would drop it to say 1 second and increase the fstop a little, no more than 2or3 stops. darken up the blacks, ease in some detail in the middle of the fireball (if there is any to reclaim) i dont think the change from 2.5/1 sec will do anything for exposure, but i do think it will help eliminate any noise there might be. i just feel it should overall be darker with less hotspot. but im viewing on a calibrated lcd...
 
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