text: A basking shark swallows microscopic plankton off the coast of the Isle of Coll in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The picture made British photographer Mark Kirkland runner-up in the “Wide Angle of British Waters” category. The judges said, “This picture raises the bar for basking shark shots. So much has to be done right to get such a shot that it seems impossible, but we now have evidence. It is possible and absolutely fantastic. 'Mr Kirkland announced that it would take two years to plan the recording. During this time he experimented with different lenses and filters