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Gunpowder Explosion

Gunpowder Explosion

An explosion of Gunpowder (also known as Blackpowder). Blackpowder has killed more people in the history of explosives than anything else. To the naked eye ther...
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An explosion of Gunpowder (also known as Blackpowder). Blackpowder has killed more people in the history of explosives than anything else. To the naked eye there was just a big bang and fireball. But capturing the event in a splitsecond shows why it is so dangerous. The explosion ejects buring material which could lead to a chain reaction if more Blackpowder was in range.
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NIKON D7000

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Aperture f/4 ISO 100 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 200/1

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Jul, 2015

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