This gymnast from the College of William & Mary was running towards the vault in this meet against University of North Carolina. I was in the front row of the bleachers when I got this motion panning shot, shot at 1/60 shutter.
Statistics
Place: 34 out of 131 Avg (all users): 5.9583 Avg (commenters): 6.9231 Avg (participants): 5.7636 Avg (non-participants): 5.9964 Views since voting: 1752 Views during voting: 560 Votes: 336 Comments: 17 Favorites: 4 (view)
The tension on her face speaks volumes. One of the best sports photos, but not only that, it's more than sports, it's about humans, how we waste energy so that we gain more. It reminded me of one passage from Bronowski's the Ascent of Man, when he explains why we humans engage in sports, while animals don't.
Nice capture of expression and action. Too bad this isn't a bit wider and less centered. I'd like to see the horse or springboard that she is running to. Lots of noise on this one which is common indoors - a bit of neat image would take this picture a long way.
Great and a really wonderful capture. The hands and the hairs and background are in blur and the case is relatively much sharper. A welcome change from the tracking shots - a true motion pan here- 8
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
Photographer found comment helpful.
