London, 2012, Olympic Games and the Womens' Triathlon. I had 7 laps to try to get a nice panning shot of the competitors against the Union Jack flags and it's really, really difficult to get this right - and this was the best that I got. This is (I think) Daniela Ryf who is a Swiss athlete. Nikon D90, 1/200 at f5.6 ISO 400 with the kit zoom at 105mm. I think I learnt a fair bit about how not to do it ... but I still love the movement and colour in this shot despite its obvious technical deficits. Try squinting at it when small ...
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First observation. The rider is captured awesome, great job with the panning. The second observation, the blurred background shows movement. The third observation, the framing of the rider tells a story and has us wanting more.
Great shot. This is something that could be used in a sports magazine or news website.