The long exposure presents all kinds of interesting visuals, from simple Estes propellant grains showering down...
...to the errant path of an unstable rocket:
Here's another example of an unstable flight followed by the fiery forward spray of a motor closure failure under pressure:
And different propellant grains provide wonderful lighting:
And of course, all kinds of high jinks come out at night in the deep desert, like the washing machine tub full of scrap propellant:
Pyro bliss.
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Whoa. Those are awesome!
It looks beautiful! World catch on photo and slow motion movies is so wonderful. I like this photos very much!