How fast are you???? Try this!

[vernix]

Try to catch a birthday balloon in mid-pop...I dare you.


http://www.pbase.com/vernix

[chakalaka_rider]

Wow, I don't think my camera is capable of doing that, but that is very cool!


Eric

[pse]

looks a bit like a PacMan

[keiththomson]

Fantastic! You must have a sound trigger right?

[vernix]

What's a sound trigger??
If such a thing exists I suspect the balloon would be long since collapsed before the air disturbance reached the triggering device.
Notice the motion blur even with the 1/40,000 duration of the old vivitar 283 set at fastest possible.
http://www.pbase.com/vernix

[keiththomson]

http://www.phototechmag.com/previous-articles/2004/Kinsman-mj/kinsman.html has a picture at the bottom of a balloon pop which it says was triggered via a microphone.....

So how did you trigger your flash or camera?

More interesting stuff here http://www.hiviz.com/activities/guidebook/Activity_05.html

and these look great
http://www.thewaughs.net/PhotoAlbum/HighSpeedPhotos/Balloons/index.php

Ive gotta try some of this sometime!