CANON ACTION PHOTOS
STUNNING IMAGERY FROM THE WORLD OF CANON PHOTOGRAPHY
01 WINNER FUNKY BY SABRINA GAROFOLI
Sabrina’s fantastic shot of this snowboarder caught our eye and takes the top prize in this month’s A Sense of Speed in Sports competition. We love her clean composition with the bold colours of the snowboarder and ‘Funky’ text standing out clearly from the clear blue sky behind. She’s nailed the timing to catch an interesting pose and expertly dialled in settings for a super fast shutter speed of 1/1250 sec to freeze the moment, while an aperture of f/11 ensured that all of her subject is in sharp focus.
Lens Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C Exposure 1/1250 sec, f/11, ISO400
All the images in this issue’s gallery were entrants to the PhotoPlus ‘A Sense of Speed in Sports’ competition hosted on Photocrowd – a website where a public vote on the best-liked images is pitted against expert opinion. To enter our current contest, and vote on your favourite photos, simply visit www.photocrowd.com
02 HAMBLEDON CROSS COUNTRY BY MALCOLM TOWNSEND
Malcolm’s wonderful shot of a rider at the Hambledon Cross Country event fits our brief perfectly. Using a panning technique to track his rider and a slow shutter speed of 1/30 sec, he’s expertly managed to ensure his rider is sharp while the background has been turned into a rush of exciting motion.
Lens Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Exposure 1/30 sec, f/7.1, ISO400
03 GT40 LE MANS CLASSIC BY JEAN PAUL DEFAY
Jean Paul’s incredible shot of this iconic Ford GT40 at the Le Mans Classic stood out to us with its vibrant yellow paint job. The image looks like a panning shot, although with a fast shutter speed of 1/320 sec it’s likely that a bit of artistic editing was involved to enhance the movement. However this has been done tastefully and adds to the image rather than looking fake or being a distraction.
Lens Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Exposure 1/320 sec, f/10, ISO1600
04 CHASING DEXTER DOWN BY JACOB LAMBERT
Jacob’s action-packed sports shot shows him in pursuit of world-beating downhill skater Dexter Manning on one of Malibu’s notorious mountain roads. He’s used a wide-angle to include both Dexter and the surrounding scenery to add context, and opted for a slow shutter speed of 1/50 sec to add loads of lovely motion to the road in the foreground, all while simultaneously skating and holding his camera!
Lens Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Exposure 1/50 sec, f/16, ISO125
All the images in this issue’s gallery were entrants to the PhotoPlus ‘A Sense of Speed in Sports’ competition hosted on Photocrowd – a website where a public vote on the best-liked images is pitted against expert opinion. To enter our current contest, and vote on
