High Speed Photography and Photonics (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM120) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Sidney F. Ray (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0819445274 | ISBN-13: 978-0819445278

Originated and sponsored by the Association for High Speed Photography. Reprinted from the 1997 Focal Press publication, this book forms a definitive work on the subject of high speed photography (HSP) and its many exciting innovations in commercial, industrial, and military applications. The material in this book moves progressively from an introduction to and development of HSP, to a detailed examination of illumination and image capture systems, data extraction and image processing in experimental procedures.

Contents

- Foreword

- List of Contributors

- Acknowledgments

- Introduction to high speed photography

- The development of high speed photography

- Lighting for cine and high speed photography

- Synchronization and triggering

- High speed cine systems

- High speed CCD camera technology

- High speed videography

- Smear and streak photography

- Electro-optical camera systems

- Pulsed lasers in high speed imaging

- Rotating mirror and drum cameras

- Data extraction and film analysis

- High speed photography of insects in free flight

- Project design and planning

- High speed photography in ballistics

- High speed photography in detonics and ballistics

- Shock waves from explosions

- Flow visualization

- Industrial applications of high speed photography

- High speed photography in advertising

- High speed filming of natural history

- High speed photography at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge

- Applications of high speed photography and video in aircraft and armament

- High speed holography

- Measurement techniques in detonics

- Cameras and control systems in motor transport research

- Combustion processes in engines

- Acknowledgments

- References

- Index

Editorial Reviews

Review

'If you have more than a passing interest in the subject, this volume will be a worthwhile investment.....I just wish this book had been around 12 years ago when I messed around with high speed photography.' --Professional Photographer, Aug. '97

About the Author

Senior Lecturer in Digital and Photographic Imaging, University of Westminster, photographer and Imaging Consultant.

Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: SPIE Publications (October 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819445274
• ISBN-13: 978-0819445278
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,268,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: High Speed Photography and Photonics (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM120) (Paperback)

It's not a bad book. The author tries to encompass everything. Reading the book, it rapidly becomes clear the parts that are written from research rather than experience. This does not mean it's a bad book; on the contrary, it's really quite good. It has severe limitations in many areas where the author really does not appear to be quite certain of his subject matter. I have this book and used it as a starting point in the research for a book I wrote, myself. As an example, the section on Schlieren imaging is rather obscure. There are websites that explain it more clearly though I cannot vouch for their accuracy as I have not myself done any Schlieren imaging (this will be attempted later). This book is an EXCELLENT starting point for anybody seriously interested in researching high-speed imaging. As far as practical high-speed imaging is concerned, if somebody wants to try it then there are better instructional books available.