Milk Drop: Behind Harold 'Doc' Edgerton's Photo & High-Speed Photography | 100 Photos | TIME

An engineer by training, Harold “Doc” Edgerton wanted to make visible that which the eye couldn’t see. His wondrous drop of milk ushered in a new era of high-speed photography.
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Milk Drop: Behind Harold 'Doc' Edgerton's Photo & High-Speed Photography | 100 Photos | TIME
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It's crazy how my cellphone camera can barely reach the minimum frame rate he used at the time of his first experiments while keeping a good quality. This video shows up one of the reasons why I love photography so much.

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Love this series! Excellent way to show the importance of photography

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The original Slow-Mo Guy

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Remarkably beautiful video.

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This is satisfying.

[@UrsulaBischofbergerValdes]

En realidad, ¿qué son las técnicas en las que nos apoyamos? Nuevas formas de ver, de oír... extensiones de nuestros órganos receptores.

[@rjalforque4764]

Dali used milk drop as his signature

[@meghanbehr3161]

Why is it red??? I'm doing research for a project

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6 or 7 years for a simple picture🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔