The Black Down and Hindhead Supporters of the National Trust

1st place - Black Down - Richard Walker-Liew

A stunning photograph that perfectly captures sunrise on a clear winter’s day at Blackdown. Careful framing so as to

avoid the brilliant disc of the sun itself has enabled a full range of detail to be seen in both the shadow and fully lit areas of the image. An invitation to the viewer to sit and admire.

2nd place - Punch Bowl - Simon Freemantle

A wonderfully atmospheric view of Hindhead has been created by the clearing mist and captured by this photographer. Lest there be any doubt about the main subject, the strong diagonal lines on the left hand side

instantly direct the viewers’ attention to the sun while the right hand tree acts as a natural stopper. A carefully composed image, correctly expose

3 rd place - Black Down - Lissie Henry 

What could be better than a young family enjoying a crisp winter’s morning walk together? A simple but pleasing  composition that is nicely balanced, correctly exposed and with no distracting elements. The people occupy a strong position in the frame without dominating the image while the harshness of the frost is pleasingly offset by the small flecks of colo

Junior 1st place - Black Down - Jack Stephenson

Story telling without words. Here we have a young person racing excitedly to the local beauty spot, quickly discarding his or her bicycle and taking a photograph before the early morning mist clears. I hope that is how it was. But even if it isn’t perhaps it might encourage others to do the same. There is a good balance of foreground and background in