The Moment of Transformation

[livius drusus]

Have you ever wondered what it looks like in the moment something you dropped hits the floor? Well, Martin Klimas (http://www.martin-klimas.de/) has the answer.

http://www.freethought-forum.com/livius/klimas1.jpg

http://www.freethought-forum.com/livius/klimas2.jpg

http://www.freethought-forum.com/livius/klimas3.jpg

I drop the figurine from the same height in complete darkness while the lens of the camera is open. When the figurine hits the ground, the sound triggers the lights to go off for a fraction of a second. I do this procedure many times or until I find the one frame that is just right. I keep just one such picture for every figurine. Every attempt yields a unique outcome, so I need to look for the one that best expresses a transformation of the figurine into a new form.

Interview here (http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/galleries/still_life/04sl.php).

[InTheServiceOfZeke]

totally awesome! thanks for that, liv :)

[SharonDee]

Have you ever wondered what it looks like in the moment something you dropped hits the floor?Yes. Yes, I have. Fascinating!

[LadyShea]

That is so cool.

[wei yau]

The concept. Very cool.

The results. Very very cool.

The racism. Not so cool(ie).

[But]

Racism?

[wei yau]

All of the selected objects for smashing are clearly cheap, Chinese tchotchkes.

It appears that Leesifer's racist leaning have even tainted the world of fine art.

Sad day, really.

:ffsad:

[beyelzu]

yes it is, lets go out and kill that limey bitch

limey being a nationalistic phrase and not a racial one

and for the record

bey :gromp: lees

[Sock Puppet]

I roathe Reesifel's lacist reaning.

But seriously, that is utterly kewl. I particularly like the first one; the pose seems to suggest that the figure is submitting enthusiastically to the "transformation."

[JoeP]

And he mentions Harold Edgerton!

[livius drusus]

The racism. Not so cool(ie).
You're just mad he never did it to one of them lamps like in your last avatar. Huh... Now that I think of it, that would be really, really cool.

Have you checked out his site (http://www.martin-klimas.de/)? It's a bit annoying on account of the Flash, but there are lots of other, sadly non-racist, things getting dropped, like marbles and flower vases.

[Leesifer]

OMG!11!!!!

Anyone would think I go out and buy chinky style figurines specifically to smash.

Well, maybe I do. But, really, who wouldn't? I certainly wouldn't take photographs of it and put them online.

Oh, and Lees :rarrow: :gromp: :larrow: bey

Cool pics, liv. The third one looks like it cracked all the way up on landing.

[The Lone Ranger]

The teacher in an anthropology course I once took told us that when Reagan won the White House in 1980, the Japanese Prime Minister called to congratulate him on his erection. Amusing, if true.

Cheers,

Michael

[Dingfod]

At his age, previous to the Viagra era, that was an accomplishment.