thephotosocietyさんのインスタグラム写真 - (thephotosocietyInstagram)「Photograph by @andyparkinsonphoto/@thephotosociety Fulmar hanging over a precipitous drop – As wildlife photographers we can occasionally become known for particular images, often if they’ve been lucky enough to feature in major international competitions. This image was the first image of mine that I got awarded in Wildlife Photographer of the Year and it was captured whilst I was working #onassignment for @natgeo up in the Shetland Islands. On this particular day I’d decided to go and explore some new parts of the vast coastline but storm force winds were hampering my progress. Nevertheless the air was filled with birds, soaring on the surging updrafts but it was this fulmar that most garnered my attention. It was hovering just a few inches from the cliff edge before wheeling around and then returning in a circular motion. I’ve never been very good with heights but the surging wind, relentless and consistent gave me the confidence to lean out into it, over the void. I needed to do this as I was trying to exclude any and all foreground and so that I could look directly downwards. My only regret is that I didn’t have a proper wide angle lens on me as this was shot on a 28mm lens. Having a wider angle would of course had made the fulmar smaller but it would also have expanded the perspective, thereby making the drop even greater and even more dramatic. The final piece of the jigsaw was of course some good old fashioned luck and I just happened to be pressing the shutter when a stronger than usual gust of wind meant that the fulmar suddenly had to rebalance and recompose itself. It did this by both bringing its legs out to act as stabilisers and also erected its tail feathers, all at the exact moment that my finger was hitting the shutter. Please #followme at @andyparkinsonphoto to keep up-to-date with my images @andyparkinsonphoto @natgeo @thephotosociety」4月17日 10時28分