Industrial Landscapes

I think that it's the balance in this frame that elevates it. The colour and the technical exposure are very strong, but it's the satisfying nature of the notion of industry that the curves and the lines speak to that makes this a winner. Well seen, well executed - well done.

This is lovely. Technically pretty strong and reminds me a little of a transparency shot from the 1970s (not necessarily a bad thing). For me it's the completeness of the shadows in the water's reflection that makes the frame - that and the subtle pink that is also subtely reflected. The shadow detail is a tiny bit blocky but shooting against the light will do that for you. Overall, excellent.

Very nicely balanced composition between the water and the sky that works very well. For my tastes, a little over-sharpened and exposed in post - but this is a lovely effort. I particularly like the framing, image left of the smoke that leads us into the rest of the picture and the sunrise (or is it sunset). Strong. Well done.

I really do like this - and the exposure seems accurate and well rendered - but compositionally something niggles me. I like the spacing of the towers but I think it's the cut-off below the middle column and the fact that I can see a little of the towers to the right. Small adjustments in terms of where you place yourself might have made this a real cracker. Still, excellent work.

A lovely, graphic effort that really speaks to the possibilities and usefulness of drone work for this subject. Inevitably the abstract colour and shape are well balanced as as the two vehicles bottom right with the last crane show, frame left. For me though, there's a delightful contract between the angularity of the containers and the wave form of the water foam at the bottom of the picture.

I think that this is a really, strong and brave use of framing. A decent exposure that keeps the shadow of the close building and just about retains highlights on the far. That said, inches make a frame and the angle in the foreground could for me be more effective if it was clearer. More, the exclusion of the building, frame left, right up against the angle would have made an even stronger image. Still, this is very good.

An excellent interpretation of space and light. I love the shape and dynamism of the composition and both the angularity and the subtle curves that the frame shows. For me, the highlights are a little blown and a distraction although given the framing, I can forgive a great deal. Lovely.

I really, really like the simplicity and balance of this frame. You have used the harsh midday light to good effect with minimal shadow to create a kind of line-drawing that inevitably speaks on some level to a sort-of Christian symbolism. I think it's really lovely and its emptiness is a brave framing choice. Well done.

A really interesting image that uses converging verticals - something that architectural photographers try and correct - to good effect. I like the colours and also the exposure that has kept the highlights and shadows more or less intact. A bit more care here - the right, white corner is a bit distracting for me - it might be intentional - and you'll have a cracking image. Nicely done.

I like this and in a way it reminds me of Bernd and Hilla Becher's 'Water Tower' series. That said, whereas theirs was a project to describe 'exactly' what they saw ('objectively') this is clearly more of what the photographer thought about the scene. Sometimes that works but I do wonder how stronger this might have been if shot as an upright and an image of the the tower itself - or more of the scene? Still, a strong image,

This is an excellent effort and I love the crispness of the detail that mirrors the frost and coolness of the frame. Detail in shadows. Sometimes sharpening can fringe however, and I think I see a bit around the tower. I'd also like to see a tiny bit more in the shadow detail. That said, I can only be this critical when something's this accomplished. A simple and elegant effort. Well done.

There is a picture here but sometimes the slightest detail can mar the result. Here, it's about the figure in the yellow vest on the top 'floor'. He's slightly obscured and I think that detracts from what is a strong, graphic image. Nicely composed, this kind of frame benefits from time and patience. Still, well done.

This is somewhat reminiscent of René Burri's image of 'Men on a rooftop, 1960' in São Paulo. And all the better for it - however this is shot on an iPhone (not necessarily a bad thing) which means that the meter has been a little fooled by the dam's wall and exposed the figures too dark. For me it's the figures and the exquisite shape of the curve that makes this image. Still, excellent effort.

What a shame. This is a really interesting frame marred by poor exposure. The water is way too overexposed losing any definition in the highlights. I love the shape of the water's flow you've tried to capture and I can see that your ISO is low and your aperture is f29. If that was the desired effect, well OK but for me it simply distracts. If not and the day was extraordinarily bright then I might suggest a neutral density filter that would take off several stops of exposure. Still an interesting image...

I'd hope that there'd be some images of old and disused industrial works and here's one. I like what you've done - I like the vibrant colour, the rich texture and I like the shape that leads us from the wheel into the sea - but why am I seeing just part of both wheels? I think there's a stronger image when making these shapes more defined. We have circles and straight lines (several) and ways to bisect the frame. I think this is about thinking what the final image will look like when you frame and then press the shutter. The way forward is to try and have an idea of exactly what you want before the final image.

This is very tricky to criticise as I think that you've done a first-class job compressing the frame into a kind of tableau of Northern life. I like the 'soot-and-snow' treatment (very reminiscent of a 1970s aesthetic) and I like wandering around the grainy details of the picture. However, it's the cyclists placement that isn't quite enough to elevate this to a stunner. Sometimes, that's luck and the line of his track seems to indicate there might not much you could have done except freeze him a millisecond before framed by a patch of 'lighter' grass. That all seems a bit churlish because I like this very much so congratulations on a strong frame.

Very nice. Something here of Germaine Krull's industrial abstracts from the 1920s. I really like the tonality of the frame and the pattern and shadows. Always tricky to pull of the converging verticals without a tilt and shift (or post) and I wonder whether that was a consideration - but overall very satisfying - especially considering it was shot on an iPhone.