After nearly a month of voting, the people's choice award and therefore overall winner of the 2014 FSC UK photography competition goes to Marion Sidebottom for her excellent image of a black and white hornbeam.
All of the final 12 photos can be seen here.
Edward Parker, Environmental Photographer had this to say about the photo: The quality of the tree photographs in this year’s competition was very high but this beautiful black and white image of an ancient pollarded hornbeam really stood out. The clever cropping means that the tree dominates the frame whilst still observing the “rule of thirds” in its composition. Also the use of a wide angle lens has given an almost looming feel to the tree distorting the natural perspective - making the closer branches appear closer than they really are and the trunk taper noticeably whilst the repeated shapes of hornbeams in background appear distant. The silvery tones and the fabulous texture of the ancient bark give the image an almost ghostly feel.