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Natsumi Handa japanPhoto © Natsumi Handa
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The picture was taken in June 2016. Around this time every year pods of Orcas visit the eastern coast of Hokkaido Japan. It's a 5 hour drive from my home. I had made the journey twice already without success in June and it was right at the end of the month (23rd) on my third trip that I finally got the image I wanted. I was on the upper deck of a tourist boat and suddenly this orca leapt out of the water. Nobody on board managed to get a shot on its first jump, I got my camera ready and it graced us with another and I was literally at eye level with it for a moment. I took the shot just before the graceful creature returned below the waves and this was the result.back to gallery