This image was created by putting the camera low down and between the bars of the crowd control barrier. The blue sky was darkened with a polarising filter.
hardware:
Canon EOS 1D MkIIN, EF17-35mm f/2.8, PL filter
Exposure: ISO100, 1/500s @ f/5.6, -1EV, 21mm
Post: Straighten, sharpen.