John Edwards has captured this beautiful seabird in its natural environment at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire which is an ideal location for photographing cliff nesting seabirds such as Gannets, Puffins, Razorbills, Guillemots and Kittiwakes.

This photo was chosen for several reasons. The subject (Gannet) is well focussed and showing detail in the eye and feathers. Being large in the frame its position on the rock edge leaves no doubt about its natural habitat.

The Gannet's bill follows an imaginary line from top left to bottom right, reflected also in the rock face, providing a clean separation from the uncluttered sky background giving a feeling of the precarious nature of its environment. The Gannet is also positioned on a vertical third of the frame which is one of the basic rules in photography for achieving an aesthetic composition.

Settings: The image was taken using an Olympus E-M1 Mklll with a M40-150 lens and 1.4 Teleconverter; f5.6 ; ISO200 ; 1/1600 ; focal length 180mm.