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See Techniques for a description of the photographic methods.  (Note that the units of time are ms = millisecond = 0.001 second.)


Title: Elastic cord plucked at midpoint
ID #: PC-1-19
© copyright: Loren M. Winters
Medium: 35mm negative
Description: an elastic cord is illuminated just before and after being plucked
Technique: double-burst flash (triggered by the sound detected by a tape recorder, shown)
Category: Plucked String
Title: Elastic cord plucked off center
ID #: PC-1-7
© copyright: Loren M. Winters
Medium: 35mm negative
Description:
Technique: single-burst flash
Category: Plucked String
Title: Waveform on a plucked cord (first quarter cycle)
ID #: HM-5-7
© copyright: Loren M. Winters
Medium: 35mm negative
Description: an elastic cord, released from below, is captured in 4 successive positions before passing through its equilibrium position. A rotating disc rotating serves as a high-speed clock.
Technique: multiflash triggered by photogate (disc frequency = 217 rotations per second)
Category: Plucked String
Title: Waveform on a plucked cord (full cycle)
ID #: HM-7-32
© copyright: Loren M. Winters
Medium: 35mm negative
Description: an elastic cord, released from below, is captured in 4 successive positions approximately one-quarter cycle apart. (image order = yellow-blue-red-green)
Technique: color-sequenced multiflash (interval = 5.77 ms)
Category: Plucked String
Title: Half-cyle of a plucked, elastic cord (B&W)
ID #: LW-5-24
© copyright: Loren M. Winters
Medium: 35mm negative
Description: 14 flash units illuminate a cord, released from below, through the first half-cycle of its motion
Technique: multiflash triggered by photogate (interval = 1.002 ms)
Category: Plucked String
Title: Half-cycle of a plucked, elastic cord (color)
ID #: LW-6-0
© copyright: Loren M. Winters
Medium: 35mm negative
Description: 16 flash units illuminate a cord, released from below, through the first half-cycle of its motion
Technique: color-sequenced multiflash triggered by photogate (interval = 1.041 ms)
Category: Plucked String