In this Bill Paterson's poster art for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The poster is for racing and needed to portray speed and movement. Motion is implied initially with the diagonal orientation of the car across the page. The long brushstrokes that make up the ground are set in the same direction building upon the dynamics of the diagonal. Other brushstrokes pull off of the back of the car and the tires implying the blur of a speed faster than the human eye. The blurry shape of the building in the background also implies this motion and speed. the front of the car is crisp and clear and blurs ever so slightly as you follow its shape to the back of the car. I find the image is very striking and successful portrayal of the speed and motions of racing.
This is a photograph of a rugby match by Ross Land. Motion in this image is shown through the unbalanced state of one player tackling another. The green player is in mid air grasping the blue player. We expect him to come crashing into the ground at any moment because of his unnatural position. The blue players center of balance is leaning to the left of the frame. Only his toe is touching the ground. His in the fore ground may show blur from movement or could be out of focus. It is not clear. The green player in the back show less motion with his left foot firmly planted in the ground as he chases the other two. I find this image some what less successful the race car. Perhaps if there were more diagonals cutting across the page...
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