Category Finalist 2010: New Creativity

Flo Hagena

The idea for the image came about after I looked through the fisheye lens. i wanted a picture that covered all the angles to give a full picture of the event and the shape of the arena. I’d been shooting FMX in bull fighting rings for years, including the Plaza de Toros in Mexico where this picture was taken, but I had never quite shown this place in the right light. The arena is incredible, seating 45,000 spectators – but my pictures never quite conveyed my feelings for the location until this shot.

I set up radio-remote flashlights to freeze the action in the best way possible, taking pictures from every possible angle. The final image is a combination of raw files out of my full-frame digital camera. The image for me represents all the emotions I feel when I’m down in the ring at red Bull X-Fighters.

PHOTO INFO

Photographer: Flo Hagena
Athlete: Eigo Sato
Location: Mexico City, Mexico

TECHICAL INFO

Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Lens: EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
ISO: 1600
F-Stop: f2.8
Shutterspeed: 1/50