The fourth annual Salt Spring Slasher longboard race blasted down Juniper Road this past weekend under a blazing sun.

Some riders reached 90 km on the straight sections. But everyone had to negotiate the tight corners—and not everyone made the bottom hairpin. Bales flew and straw filled the air. All in the name of fun. Crazy, crazy fun. I mean, seriously, what could have gone wrong?

Photo note:
The goal of this photo was to focus on a near rider while imparting a feeling of movement and speed. The technique is called panning.

How to:
Set a slower shutter speed than normal.
Allow the camera to auto focus. Set the camera to continuous shooting.
Point your feet at the middle of “pan” area.
Turn to face the direction where the subject will enter your field of view.
Start shooting before the subject is directly in front of you.
Keep steady as you follow the subject.
Follow through as the subject heads out of the frame.

The closer the subject is to you and the faster the subject’s speed, the faster the shutter speed needs to be.

File Info:
1/125 sec f/7.1 ISO 100, 70mm lens, Canon EOS-1D X