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Shoot One

This is a picture of a balloon filled with air. You can see a distinct ripple down the side of the balloon.

This was one of my best photos.  You can see the pellet stretching the balloon in the bottom of the photo, rips down and across from the middle, and the ejection of water in the upper right.

Shoot Two

This photo shows a curved rupture of the balloon and an ejection of water.  It is dark however, and my aperture was too low.

In this photo, the time delay on the photo was too long, showing only the remnants of water left after the balloon exploded.

Again, the time delay on the flash was too large, capturing only the water left over from the rupture of the balloon.

Shoot Three

This photo is the front view of a back rip.  You can see the water ejecting down each side and at the top of the balloon.

This photo shows a front eruption of water.  The path of the pellet can be clearly seen down the center of the balloon, and the water pouring out.  The water is erupting out of the top, where the pellet entered.

This photo shows another front eruption, but earlier.  The entire balloon had not yet been ripped, and you can see where the pellet is in the balloon.  Again, the water is erupting out of where the bullet entered the balloon.

This photo shows another front eruption, much like the previous one.  It is hard to see where the pellet is, as the balloon is white, but it is visible.  Also, you can see debris falling off of the balloon.

This photo shows another front eruption, but it is the top center of the balloon.  The eruption of water formed a circle.  Also, you can see the pellet inside the balloon.

This photo is really interesting as it has what seems to be a ring of fog around the center of the balloon.  It is a normal top eruption, but the fog may have resulted from a horizontal rip in the balloon.  Also, you can see the pellet inside the bottom of the balloon.