June photo: air combat

To observe these eagles in Hokkaido, Japan, you must book passage well in advance on one of the boats that, at dawn and weather permitting, set out for the frozen sea to find them. That day we were lucky and were able to see them in action on the ice with the first light of dawn.

Getting a photograph like this is a bit of luck and a lot of alertness: the action happens very quickly, and you have to be ready with your camera to shoot rapidly.

Camera: OM Digital Solutions OM-1 Mark II. Lens: OM 50-200mm F2.8. ISO 320, 1/800 and f/2.8. Author: Juan Fco. Abal