‘Breathtaking’ tree image among winners of national park night skies contest A “breathtaking” image of lichen-covered trees at night has been named as one of the winners in the annual South Downs National Park astrophotography competition.
Vicki Wells, a member of the national park authority who worked on the BBC’s Sky At Night programme and who was one of the judges, said: “This is a breathtaking photograph of trees at Chanctonbury.
Giles Embleton-Smith, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, won the life at night category for his photograph called Chanctonbury Coven taken at Chanctonbury Ring, a prehistoric hill fort near Washington, West Sussex.
He said: “I love exploring and finding new locations under the dark skies of the South Downs National Park.
“I was delighted with the results and feel lucky that we have this quality of dark sky in the national park to capture shots like this, whilst only a matter of miles away from some major towns and cities.”.
