The Giant

Written By Ray Hennessy
 

Photographer: Jannik Jansons

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Using a wide angle lens, I photographed a shag taking off on the Norwegian island of Hornøya. In the image it looks like a gigantic bird flying over all the others, but in reality the bird is flying very close to the lens and therefore appears much larger. The conversion to black and white reinforces the confusing perspective, as the details are hard to see and it is more difficult to determine the birds' relative size.

1/640 • f/22 • ISO 800 • Canon EOS R5 • 34mm • Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 III

 
Ray Hennessy

Starting in 2007 my fascination with nature photography began.  In the years since, wildlife photography with a focus on birds has gone from a very passionate hobby of mine to become my career. I spend much of my free time in natural areas searching for birds and any other wildlife that comes along. I concentrate on using creative natural lighting and interesting compositions to capture unique images of common and rare wildlife. My favorite style is a more scenic photo that includes some of the habitat wildlife lives in. I also enjoy passing along the knowledge and experience that I have gathered over the years to other photographers who are eager to learn.

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