Wildlife/Animals nominee

The black Cormorant has been special to me, since my very first ever experience of photographing this magnificent creature. An hour before sunrise, with my gear set up, I was ready and waiting on the jetty overlooking the lake. The sun rose, its powerful light burning through the morning mist - it looked magical. A Cormorant swam to a nearby boat and climbed aboard, then another and then another and so on. It was a busy morning on the lake. My patience had paid off. I was blown away by what I had witnessed - to see so many Cormorants climbing out of the water, through the mist which hugged the lake. So rare to capture the lake in stillness - no movement from the boat - making the image elegant in its simplicity. I shall never be so fortunate again for I have had my Cormorants morning.