New Joiners - Landscapes #530
Lynseyoxton1979

New Joiners - Landscapes #530

June 2021

Entry 9656176
28th
13

Wow, what a sight! Super vivid colours and strong light really make this. It would have been nice to have a bit of space at the sides but I understand that you weren't able to. nicely done, definitely worthy of being in the top 10 :)

Try and consider the colour palette of the image when processing, this is really really overdone. The vibrancy and saturation are way too high and it looks unnatural. Keep an eye on your exposure too as when you blow out the sky all the detail is lost and can't be recovered.

Entry 9666610
18th
15
Entry 9666987
41st
6

What an epic place to stand and take in the view! I'm so glad that lone cloud was floating about as I think without it the sky would just completely dominate the image. Maybe have a look at a 16:9 crop losing some of the sky at the top of the image to get rid of some of the dead space

Entry 9669153
20th
5

I quite like the simplicity of this, nothing fancy just you sitting there enjoying the sun. I know this was on your phone so it'll have limited dynamic range but the sun is really blown out, I'd have maybe shot it a little darker to tame the bright sun somewhat. Cool shot though and definitely worthy of being in the top 10!

Entry 9671855
17th
23
Entry 9671857
2nd
84

This location looks to have tons of potential, with a treeline like that and the mountain range it's a recipe for success. looking at your EXIF details I think 50mm is maybe a little too long for this shot, as the reflections of the mountain are really close to the bottom of the frame. The colours are fantastic though and the dappled light dancing across them is lovely, the exposure is good too!

Crowd
winner

This is a pretty epic view, really well captured. There's something absolutely fascinating about mountains, I visit the Dolomites fairly regularly and seeing snow covered peaks is always a treat! I'd maybe desaturate the blues a little as they are a bit strong. All in all, it;s a really nice photo :)

Entry 9676565
50th
6
Entry 9676626
24th
10

The patterns here are amazing, you could spend hours photographing this place. It's difficult to know how vast the landscape is without a reference tree or anything man made in the foreground but I can imagine it's a fair size!

Meet the expert judge

Entry 9677251
14th
11

Straight away when I looked at this I thought to myself "I wish I was there" both to photograph it and to drive that road.. It's a bit of a shame that the pylon is there but I guess it's part of the view now so it's gotta be embraced. Nice composition, it feels balanced and well considered.

100 Images entered

94 Photographers

7,753 Ratings

Entry 9655637
23rd
6
Entry 9665163
78th
3

Lovely composition and fantastic water movement, You've overexposed the image overall as the sky is a bit blown out, keep an eye on the histogram on your camera as this will tell you what you need to address in real time. I really like the water in this, it's got a real sense of power and chaos!

Some lovely colours going on here, well balanced and processed. I'd have lightened the shadows a little, some of the detail has been lost in the deep blacks and would benefit from being recovered. You could have shot at f16 for a little more depth of field as well, the sharpness is starting to drop off by the time you get to the rocks furthest away.

Entry 9668046
45th
8
Expert
winner
Entry 9670968
10th
15

This is such a cool photo, and so different from anything else entered, It's gotta have the number one slot. I really like the use of the wide angle to emphasise the flags, also I admire anyone who climbs up stuff like this, especially taking a camera etc! Nicely done :)

Entry 9671854
11th
20

Brief

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Welcome to Photocrowd’s ‘Landscapes’ contest for New Joiners! These contests are a chance for new members to introduce their photography to the community, and get a taste of how Photocrowd contests work. They can be entered by anyone within their first 28 days of joining Photocrowd. After 100 images have been submitted the contest closes and the Crowd will start rating the images. The Expert Judge will also be judging the images and writing reviews at the same time. All the winners, both Crowd and Expert, will be announced after 3 days of judging. Make sure you also check out our two other New Joiners contests - ‘People’ and ‘Animals’.

Entry 9671853
22nd
26
Entry 9675878
16th
7