Very nice! If the shirt color wasn't turquoise I think this shot wouldn't work so good. :-)

Great shot, the look on his face is of such concentration!

Sam, your ability to capture by panning is superb!
It is really amazing how sharp are the stripes of the rider's pants considering the motion you have stopped in this image.
To do this without sacrificing composition and general image qualities is even more astounding. Thanks for sharing this.

Love this one Sam. Nice shot!

love the speed captured in the background.

Wow, awesome outfit. Colourful dude.

Rasta rider. Yes! Colorful. But not too exciting.

Slow morning? Have a great day, Sam.

im sure he saw the camera, slowed down, smiled, and while accelerating, he saw a rabbit over the road. thats the look on his face.
good stuff, sam !

I think this rider has managed to wear just about every colour in existence, save for maybe purple. Well done rasta rider!

I think this picture would be way funnier if you found out this guy stole the bike. And I'm not saying that because he's Black, I just think it would make a funny story.

P.s. The guy or girl who said, "Wow, awesome outfit. Colourful dude." That's racist! No one uses the term coloured anymore.

Perfect Sam, he definatley has no need for hi-viz safety clothing!

Would you like to have some coffee?Sam!

Keith: Sorry man, but comment is just mildly offensive. Not only does no one use the term "coloured" anymore, but nobody posting at topleftpixel has used it either!!! While the rest of us are pointing out how brightly coloured this dude's outfit is, all you seem to be able to talk about is denying your racism, calling others on this post racist (for no reason), and talking about the "blackness" of the guy in the picture. Head check?

Hey Sam, even your most mundane pictures manage to stir up quite the attention. That's talent.

That girls comment was not racist.

I absolutely love this photo~

Didn't like your prev. pan shots, thisone however I like! perhaps because the background isn't excessively blurred so its not just a bunch of crazy distracting lines

Country Maaaan! He's escaped the jungles of Jamaica and he's biking around town, looking for corrupt officials to beat down. He's dressed in his Sunday finest. No booty shorts for him.

PS I'm racist, just like everyone else on this blog. Don't deny your racism. Accept the fact and then work on it.

great sharp and colourful capture! cheers :)

Cool shot. Sharp and great colours.

Great shot on colors and focus ... love the stopped motion on this one ... Thanks for sharing ...

His outfit looks so retro! I love it. Great catch.

Great colourfull picture, great colourfull guy on the bike, great colourfull non-racist comments.

amazing panning. i tried my hand at it.. and failed miserably. need to get to relative speed zero.. and need to learn that soon :)

the biker looks like Bob Marley

Hey Sam: You even managed to freeze the spokes on the wheels. What was the shutter speed? or was the dude just moving soooo slowly?

neat photo, love the blue , it pops..

the guy looks like a rasta..
way to go with this one.

Nice pic Sam!

I'm impressed at how a picture of a (jamaican) black man stirs up so much talk about racism! Charts of human rights people, the chart!

Wow great catch! The bright colours the biker's wearing really captures attention. And the motion panning effect is cool too. What does racism have to do with it???

He really looks focused on what's ahead.

I love his outfit, all the colors make me happy.

Keith- your comments are filled with IGNORACE! I think you need to open you eyes and your mind a little more, it will make you a better person.

It amazes me how in viewing this shot with everything going ... you focus on "black" and "coloured"...This is simply an excellent panning shot of a beautiful MAN in COLORFUL CLOTHING riding his bike in the city. GREAT CATCH SAM!(as always)

...and Keith one quick word of wisdom; if you have "...but, I'm not racist" in a statement, you most likely ARE making a racist comment that is completely unnecessary and will most likely offend others.

PEACE, LOVE & HAPPINESS TO ALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF ALL COUNTRIES AND CULTURES

chartER of human rights.

i know a lot of people come to this site for the photography, but i feel like so much of what's great about sam's photos is that they really capture all the different faces of toronto. that's where the pictures hit me, at least. interesting how people outside of toronto, and even the country can appreciate the imagery so much without saying to themselves "man, sam tells it like it is."

It's the pants, it's *all about* the pants!

Wow! This has to be one of my favorite bike-panning shots you've done. The colors here are absolutely fantastic. This is so interesting!

Hey man: where's your helmet? I guess the dreadlocks and the cap are just as protective. Stay cool everyone- no offence meant. This dude is Poetry in Motion. This one picture explains better than a 1000 words why I love Toronto.

love the colors and movement in this one!!

Everyone has commented on the colorful clothing, which does add to the photo, but I think this picture is brilliant because Sam captured a fleeting moment, and something the rider has done a thousand times in the course of a day, and given us a chance to see it-most passerbys would probably not even take note...