The Last Leaves, Fernhill Wood, PlymouthPhil Starkey Photographing trees and woodlands is something that I’ve struggled with for a long time, I’ve never felt that I’ve come away with anything that I was happy with at all. This image that I took in November however broke that trend for me. The soft light was beautiful, the proportions felt good within the frame, and the textures and tones really seemed to work too. It’s certainly far from perfect but it signals a personal breakthrough in photographing woodland, and so therefore for that reason it’s my top shot for 2017. more