Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography major - What thoughts does Dr. Harold Edgerton's "Shock Wave When a Bullet Passes Through Plexiglas" bring us?

What thoughts does Dr. Harold Edgerton's "Shock Wave When a Bullet Passes Through Plexiglas" bring us?

The inventor of photography is a scientist, and scientific photography is when scientists use photography to pay attention to the known and unknown world. This photo of "Shock Wave When a Bullet Passes Through Plexiglas" was taken by Dr. Harold Edgerton. High-speed photography records speeds that cannot be seen by the human eye. We are amazed to see the moment when the bullet passes through the glass, and to see the matter flying behind the bullet. What is incredible is how the photographer, the camera shutter, and the bullet are all synchronized. of? What is even more difficult is how to visually express the moment when the bullet passes through the glass? This makes us even more admire the magic of photographic science and the wisdom of photographic scientists.

The picture is processed into a silhouette effect, which is a form of points, lines, and surfaces. In terms of its ornamental value, it is not so much a technological photo as it is a modern and simple art work.