Blenheim has a wonderful collection of ancient trees dotted around the park, but none more famous than the magnificent ‘Harry Potter’ tree – a 300-year-old plus Cedar of Lebanon, located at the foot of Vanbrugh’s Grand Bridge. This photograph was taken on a dark, dull day and it certainly felt spooky by the tree (with no one nearby), so I decided to enhance this eerie feeling in post-processing, to echo the mood from the film: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

2nd place - Beautiful Blenheim 2023