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A white northern gannet preens while floating on dark, rippled open water beneath a pale overcast sky and hazy horizon.

Shelf Edge Under Grey Sky

Vertical photograph of open offshore water over the continental shelf, with silky swells shifting from jade-grey to deep blue under an overcast sky, and a single northern gannet resting on the surface.

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Authentic documentary nature photograph, vertical 9:16. Open offshore sea over the continental shelf under a flat overcast sky. In the foreground, jade-grey shelf water with long smooth swells and fine surface ripples; toward the upper frame the water darkens to deep ink-blue where the shelf drops away. One northern gannet floats on the surface in the lower third, seen from a distance with a long lens, calmly preening. Low viewpoint just above the waves, soft shadowless diffuse light, natural colours of pewter, jade, slate and pale white plumage, believable exposure, plausible shallow depth of field, subtle sensor grain. Pale hazy horizon, calm empty sky above for copy space. Quiet observational mood. No people, boats, text, logos or watermarks.

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