Alan Sailer photos capture bullet destroying household items

This is one photographer who knows what a real photo shoot is.

Among the mundane props he turned into spectacular works of art are a foam sponge, a radish and Christmas decorations.


Shoot to thrill: Photographer Alan Sailer captures the moment a Christmas decoration filled with coloured sand explodes on contact with a bullet


A bullet tears through a piece of rubber foam. California-based Mr Sailer is an expert at high-speed photography
California-based Mr Sailer, 55, is an expert at high-speed photography.
He takes his pictures in a dark room while positioned about 20cm away from the target.

A laser triggers his Nikon D40's
shutter, while a special flash films the action in slow motion, despite
the .177 pellet travelling with a velocity of about 500ft per second.
Photography that requires a microsecond flash to capture action moving near the speed of sound is usually high-risk.

Hole in one: At a slightly more risky angle, Mr Sailer records the moment a bullet enters a radish

A row of elastic hair bands feels the force of another bullet. Mr Sailer takes his pictures in a dark room while positioned about 20cm away from the targetTo buy a fast flash is expensive,
often costing many thousands of pounds, but Mr Sailer was able to build
one for about £200 after buying parts off eBay.
He said: 'The shooting is stressful. It takes time to set up the shot and then, it's all over.
'You may or may not have got a good picture and now there is a mess on your set-up, your camera, the garage.

'I have variable delay after the trigger. So if there is too much mayhem, I lower the delay. Not enough
exploding parts, raise the delay.'

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