The Swimmer
When shooting sporting events the photographer has to have split second timing and luck to capture the athlete at the moment of the peak point. The nonprofessional photographer is often hindered by their armature status and cannot get access to the best shooting positions.
This sports photographer has accomplished all three; access, timing and luck. She has caught the swimmer at precisely the right second when her head is out of the water, in focus, and the body and arm are captured in active motion. This photograph has the right combination of shutter speed and panning to give us this moment in time.
Graphically the ascending diagonal lines of the lane divider and the swimmer gives this image power and accentuates the effort the swimmer is exerting. The movement of water both in the water caught in mid air and the bow wave at her head attests to the split second timing of the sports photographer.
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