2006: 15-17 Years - Runner-up
Mart Smit (The Netherlands)
Eagle snatch
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.
Canon EOS 20D with Canon 400mm f5.6 lens; 1/3200 sec at f6.3; 400 ISO.
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