Monday, January 3, 2011

Top 10 - #8

#8 - Cochrane superbike racer Cody Matechuk at the Calgary track.

This was the first time I had ever covered any kind of motor racing sport. Other than being fast I didn't really have any idea of what it would be like. As it turned out the superbikes weren't as fast as I expected. After shooting some simple freezing action pictures I decided it was time for some panning.
Once again this image was the perfect combination of being in the right place at the right time and being a little lucky. The combination of Matechuk frozen with the pan and the other bike blurred in the background all come together to make an eye catching image showing the speed by contrasting Matechuk frozen moving right across the frame while the blurred bike moves left.

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