Incredible photographs capture the body-shattering war of the porcelain people

[n2doc]

BY LAUREN DAVIS
Martin Klimas drops porcelain statues and photographs them at the moment they shatter, creating scenes with incredible senses of movement. You can almost imagine that the figures in these pictures are actually alive, and that their bodies blow apart each time they make contact.

I would love to see an animation inspired by these shattering effects, although I imagine the bodies might have reassemble their bits in pieces. Otherwise, no one will ever get anything done.







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[Solly Mack]

1. Very cool.

Wonder if it gets to be expensive?

[immoderate]

2. Wonderful.

I wonder how he synchs it.

--imm

[n2doc]

3. My guess would be a sensor under where the pottery hits, tied to a flash

But that is just a guess. Seems like the pic has to be a moment after impact. Getting the timing right would be tricky.

[immoderate]

4. I was thinking a sound trigger.

There would be some delay in the sound transmission time. It would be 1/100 of a second if the mic were 10 feet away.

I know how I'd do it with my old film SLRs. I'm not familiar enough with gizmos for modern digital equipment.


Things like this go back to Edgerton.

Of course the Kung-fu figurines, (end close editing) and great light, gives this stuff an extra dimension. I wonder how many smashed figurines never make it to the big time. My guess is he buys them by the gross, and smashes a lot of pots to get a good picture.

--imm

[trusty elf]

5. Those are great.

What a cool idea.