Roller Skate

Leung Yuet Ling of Hong Kong lurched forward as she reached the finish line of the Women's Speed Slalom Event during the 19th Asian Games. Photo capture her finishing the race in between 2 sets of judges with she outstretched her arms looking like she is flying.

Jessica Loo of Hong Kong prepares to propel herself forward to start the Women's Speed Slalom Preliminary First Run event at the 19th Asian Games. Skaters often has to launch themselves from a stationary position to maximize the initial momentum.

Shreyasi Joshi of India skates through the slalom cones in between 2 sets of judges during the Women's Speed Slalom Preliminary First Run event at the 19th Asian Games. Panning is not just a good technique to emphasize movement and speed but also a technique to reduce distracting background clutter that can distracting to the main subject of a photo.

Shreyasi Joshi of India skates through the slalom cones in between 2 sets of judges during the Women's Speed Slalom Preliminary First Run event at the 19th Asian Games. Using panning to emphasize the speed and movement luckily enough the skater is still in focus as she skates around the cones

Jeongwon Hwang (upper Left) of South Korea race against Ting Yu-En (lower right) of Chinese Taipei during the Women's Speed Slalom Quarter Finals at the 19th Asian Games. Panning technique emphasize movement and also works in this photo to eliminate the advertisement board at the background.

Ting Yu-En of Chinese Taipei during the Women's Speed Slalom Preliminary First Run event at the 19th Asian Games. For panning to work on this shot with a plain background I opted for a slower shutter speed to let the skater's movement be more pronounced against a featureless background.

Photographing roller skating around the ring is challenging as the background is often cluttered with sign boards and all sort of mess. For this photo Sai Samhitha Akula of India moved into a perfect distance from the camera as she spins to allow the background to be rendered out of focus. Photo taken during the Roller Skating Ladies Artistic Single Free Style Event at the 19th Asian Games.

Sai Samhitha Akula of India particpiates in the Roller Skating Ladies Artistic Single Free Style Event at the 19th Asian Games. Akula did a back flip to end her routine, her two tone costume of red and black would come out strongly against the flat coloured background.