There are some pictures that a photographer might wait years to capture.
One of the birds is flying upright while the other winged creature is mirrored, turned upside down.
Mongia began photographing wildlife after a trip to Patagonia in 2017.
The pandemic propelled Mongias practice forward.
He used photography as a way to get out of the houseto take some photos and recharge.
In doing so, he began thinking about some specific shots he wanted to capture.
One of those was the behavior of raptors such as bald eagles, Mongia says.
Mongia finally had the opportunity for that famed shot.
I saw a series of workshops from an amazing photographer,Mark Smith, he recalls.
After working on some technical aspects with Smith, Mongia spent about four hours shooting pictures.
The action was constantand there we all were at the workshop, firing away.
Moniga took about 5,000 pictures that day, and he wasnt sure how they would turn out.
There was one part where one eagle grabbed another and tossed it into the water.
DANG, missed that one.
Another where there was action between two eaglesUGH, missed focus on that one.
But then came that magic moment.
I run across this picture that I posted, he continues.
I had to blink my eyes for a second.
One with its mouth open in a cry and the other focused on the first one.
Rajiv Mongia has a passion for bird photography.
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