{"id":1513,"date":"2025-09-27T06:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T05:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1513"},"modified":"2025-09-27T11:08:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:08:29","slug":"gannets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1513","title":{"rendered":"Gannets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5FBC5F7C-B97A-4903-BAC4-25AACB1F2FDB.jpeg\" data-lbwps-width=\"850\" data-lbwps-height=\"850\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5FBC5F7C-B97A-4903-BAC4-25AACB1F2FDB-300x300.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"850\" data-id=\"1507\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/B6F6C27A-EC46-42F5-862B-75884F2821E9.jpeg\" data-lbwps-width=\"933\" data-lbwps-height=\"933\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/B6F6C27A-EC46-42F5-862B-75884F2821E9-300x300.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"933\" data-id=\"1506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/B6F6C27A-EC46-42F5-862B-75884F2821E9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/B6F6C27A-EC46-42F5-862B-75884F2821E9.jpeg 933w, https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/B6F6C27A-EC46-42F5-862B-75884F2821E9-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/B6F6C27A-EC46-42F5-862B-75884F2821E9-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/B6F6C27A-EC46-42F5-862B-75884F2821E9-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gannets are amazing birds and have such great attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their mastery in flight over stormy seas and the ability to turn and hang in space before diving gets me every time I&#8217;m watching them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0930_900.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"900\" data-lbwps-height=\"506\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0930_900-300x168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-id=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0930_900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0930_900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0930_900-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0930_900-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0810_900.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"900\" data-lbwps-height=\"506\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0810_900-300x168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-id=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0810_900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0810_900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0810_900-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0810_900-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.3dpixels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gannet-floating.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photographing their dives off the Isle of Skye allowed me to find a sequence of shapes that I will have to find a way to transcribe into a form that does them justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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Their mastery in flight over stormy seas and the ability to turn and hang in space before diving gets me every time I&#8217;m watching them. 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