This speeding hydroplane was photographed while boating on the St. Clair Flats. I was in a boat that was at idle speed in a protected bay while this small racer made multiple passes at high speed. On one of the passes I decided to drag the shutter to give a better sensation of speed. I lowered the ISO to 100, closed the aperture to f/22 and got a shutter speed of 1/60 second. The hydroplane was probably less than 40 feet away so the camera was panning very quickly to keep up as he sped by. Zoom lens at 95mm.
The boat and driver are not tack sharp but they are acceptably sharp for this technique. The lake water and the spray are nicely blurred. The slightly elevated camera position eliminated the horizon so there are no distracting background elements. The 9:30 AM light is quite nice as the sun was still fairly low in the sky.
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