Friday, 1st December 2006
Eagle Snatch
by Mart Smit
This was the second time Mart had visited Lauvsnes, a village halfway up the coast of Norway. He went there to try and photograph white-tailed eagles. "I adore these magnificent birds," he says, "and was determined to get a decent picture". Taking pictures from a boat in strong wind, rain and high waves without a tripod "made things particularly tricky". But then his luck changed. "A calm sea, pleasant weather and, most importantly, a co-operative eagle", which plucked a fish from the sea in just the right spot, gave him the shot he wanted.
Equipment: Canon 20D + Canon 400mm 5.6
Mart Smit
I'm Mart Smit (15). I live in Holland. I enter many competitions. I have won four prizes in the Wildlife photographer of the year.
Website: www.martsmit.nl
Eagle Snatch by Mart Smit was photo of the day on Friday, 1st December 2006. It is tagged Birds, Eagles, Fish, Flight, Norway, Water, Wildlife. You can leave a comment below.
21 Comments
MJ
Fantastic energy in this photo! Keep taking pictures Mart, you have the eye, the patience and some fabulous luck.
Dunc
Fantastic shot, Mart! I look forward to checking out your website.
Gregory J. Smith
Spectacular shot Mart!
I used to have some great bird photographer friends when I lived in Norway, they too were youngsters like yourself, who could spend weeks tracking these magnificent birds and preparing strategies for capturing such shots. Their patience always paid off and today they are highly-prized nature photographers. Some of their most spectacular shots are of these birds.
Keep up the great work, your future is guaranteed.
Dirk Wiese
Well done.
Laurie
Perfect timing! This photo is amazing and inspiring!
Helen Foster
Amazing—- great shot!!
shirin nouraei
just great
Keira gawne
nice shot!
Sheila Prost
The long feathers make the shot. The way they’re twisting and distorted is absolutely beautiful. These birds are gorgeous and you presented them perfectly.
Bravo.
Eli Shams
The kind of exciting shot one dreams to get. I’m not surprised you won prices with it. Congrats.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
Great shot. Possibly a little oversharpened, but perfectly captured high-speed action. It’s amazing that you’re able to shoot such difficult shots at the age of 15! Well done!
Anurag
this photo will put many a professionals to shame
Ann
A stunning image. Good luck with your photography.
a.
Amazing! This luck was for a reason!
Peter Cooney
So great!
Su
Amazing shot, congrats
Su
Great capture anf for one so young.
Renee
Excellent shot!
mike
Eagles are a nice looking bird.
Rajib Singha
Superb!
rygit
Super…, amazing…, dinamic shot !