An active portrait

I did not strictly follow the brief for this exercise as the subject is unknown to me and the scene was unplanned.

The Olympic torch relay passed very close to our house on 22 May 2012, and I was fortunate enough to be able to take some close up images of one of the torch bearers.

Canon EOS 450D with EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM. f16; 1/90; ISO 320 focal length 98mm

This image captures the moment of the activity well - there is a sense of the responsibility and of the importance of the occasion in the bearer's expression. The people in the background are a slight distraction but in a way add to the sense of occasion; certainly the eye is taken to the bearer and his torch.