To freeze fast motion you need at least 1/600th shutter speed. Just imagine: divide one second into 600 and the shutter will only open for one fraction of it. And 600 ain't that fast. DSLR Shutter speed's can usually go up to 1/8000th or even more in some models (i am not talking about specialized cameras here). Technology allows us to freeze even the fastest moving objects like ...light.
The average reaction time for humans is 0.25 seconds to a visual stimulus, 0.17 for an audio stimulus, and 0.15 seconds for a touch stimulus. So this big guy has most chances to avoid being hit by sensing it, but that would be too late:) I doubt if he could hear it too, though if he was a dog he probably could hear a whooping glove and avoid the hit as well. This time he missed it!
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Nikon D3s Nikkor 24mm tilt/shift @ f/5.6 1/800 iso 2500
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Steemit Photo Challenge by @jamtaylor
David, 2018
Great job freezing the action here. Love the angle of the shot too.
Thanks mate, i agree that in this case weird angle adds a bit of dynamics..
Yep definitely! I like unusual angles most of the time. I find if horizon lines are off just a little bit it can look wrong, but if they're at a more extreme angle then its clear that it was a deliberate decision and adds a nice interesting dynamic.
If i remember correctly i just had to tilt abruptly to get the face :) otherwise it would probably have been a straight shot. Lucky chance :)
Aw man the timing on this image is sublime! If you don't win this challenge I will be so annoyed!
Hah hah, thanks mate, i got lucky. When you make 1000 clicks one has to be lucky, doesn't it :) As for the winning, there might be even more lucky entries, you never know :)
haha! I'm sure you're just being modest ;) I've seen enough of your work on here (and on bescouted.com) to know there's more to it that just luck. Indeed you never know.. but i still think this is a winner :)
Lol he did indeed missed the chance to avoid the punch ;)
He did not miss a few previous ones, but for this one he definitely missed :)
a great photo for the competition. good luck!
Thank you :)
Really nice art.
Fighter...
I like it..
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Woah!Really thanks for sharing this information.Never knew our cameras were capable of such awesome deeds..