20 Exhilarating High-Speed Captures

From Smashing Liquefied Photos to Exploding Vases

— December 25, 2011 — Art & Design
For speed-lovers, these exhilarating high-speed captures will race their hearts to the maximum, as these images are packed with fast motion and sensational instances of perfectly-timed photography. In order to create mind-blowing photos, photographers rely on high-speed photography to freeze time and motion and, thus, capture a scene otherwise invisible to the naked eye.

High-speed photography is a technique that uses quick shutter speed to record a moment that lasts a fraction of a second. Therefore, everything from explosions to water falling is gracefully capture in the midst of action, producing outstanding images that photographed at a regular speed wouldn't have the same effect. For these reasons, photographers enjoy experimenting with a wide variety of objects and circumstances; for example, blowing up veggies and liquids, exploding vases, or splashing paint.

Check out some heart-accelerating high-speed captures to discover a new world unveiled by the camera.
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Elegantly Ascending Droplets
Elegantly Ascending Droplets
Heinz Maier Uses High-Speed Photography to Capture Water at its Best
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High-Speed City Shoots
High-Speed City Shoots
Travel as the Flash in 'Urban Zoom' by Jakob Wagner
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High-Speed Soda Cans
High-Speed Soda Cans
David Neff Gets Hot Shots of Cool Cokes for This Shoot
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Shatter Holiday Ornaments
Shatter Holiday Ornaments
The War Against Christmas Shakes Up the Traditional Bulb
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Surreal Water Drop Shoots
Surreal Water Drop Shoots
Markus Reugels Photographs Awe-Inspiring Aqua Shots
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Explosive Ice Cream Ads
Explosive Ice Cream Ads
Driver & Aguilar's Magnum Campaign is Bursting With Flavor
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High-Speed X-Ray Photography
High-Speed X-Ray Photography
Hummingbirds Exposed on ‘Time Warp'
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Explosive Bullet Photography (UPDATE)
Explosive Bullet Photography (UPDATE)
These Alan Sailer Shots Will Blow Your Mind
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Hair-Flipping Photography
Hair-Flipping Photography
Ty Cole Takes High-Speed Portraits of Women in Motion
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Trippy Speedtography
Trippy Speedtography
These Liquefied Alberto Seveso Photos are Interestingly Unique
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Milk-Spitting Photography
Milk-Spitting Photography
Renata Raksha Captures Perfectly-Timed Moments
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Smashing Liquefied Photos
Smashing Liquefied Photos
Visboo Magazine's High-Speed Photography of Breakage & Splatters
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Exploding Vases
Exploding Vases
Perfectly-Timed Photography
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High-Speed Funtography
High-Speed Funtography
These Stomach-Churning Rollercoaster Shots Are Awesome
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High-Speed Droplet Photography
High-Speed Droplet Photography
10 Liquid Sculptures
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High-Speed Photography
High-Speed Photography
Exploding Objects Frozen in Time
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Bloody Nudetography
Bloody Nudetography
Liquid Place's 'Clot' Photo Series is Splashtastic
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Bursting High-Speed Photography
Bursting High-Speed Photography
The Explosive Air Rifle Images of Alan Sailer
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Paint-Splashing Portraits
Paint-Splashing Portraits
'Indigo People' by Liquid Place Gives a Dressed-Up Model a Blue Bath
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Explosive Liquid Shoots
Explosive Liquid Shoots
Edward Horsford Popped Water Balloon Photography Makes a Splash
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