Category Finalist 2010: Energy

Alessio Barbanti

I think this shot is just an example of how sometimes things come out by playing. Take two guys who like what they are doing, and put them in a motocross track!

I was shooting at the international media launch of the KTM off-road range, and I needed a few images of their factory rider Taddy Blazusiak – I asked him to play for the camera. After a few jumps and turns, he brought me over to another corner at the lower part of the track that was hidden by the trees. When I saw it I just thought, “now we start having fun.”

He was riding so fast, leaning the bike over in the sand and we were so excited when we quickly had a look at the pictures in the camera display after the first run. Then we shot the scene a few more times to get the best shot. The final image is absolutely amazing: it looks like an explosion of power and energy with the bike surfing on the sand. Thanks Taddy!

PHOTO INFO

Photographer: Alessio Barbanti
Athletes: Taddy Blazusiak
Location: Città di Castello, Perugia, Italy

TECHNICAL INFO

Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Lens: EF28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM
ISO: 200   
F-Stop: f 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/500