AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
GANNET COURTSHIP
Evening sun brings out superb colours in gannet plumage, which in harsh midday light can appear plain white. I like the near symmetry generated by this pair-bonding behaviour as their beaks touch. By adopting a low viewpoint, I avoided any background distractions and imaged the gannets against the contrasting colour of the sky.
F/6.3, 1/1250th second, ISO 400
Accepted: Gia Dinh (Vietnam) 2014, Smethwick 2014
