New Joiners - Landscapes #534
Lynseyoxton1979

New Joiners - Landscapes #534

June 2021

Expert
winner
Entry 9760585
26th
11

This is a wonderful photo, full of colour and framed really well. I love the little blast of light coming through the foliage too. I have an S21 as well and the camera quality is very impressive indeed. Congratulations on the number one slot, it really deserves it!

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Entry 9758033
18th
11
Entry 9759824
12th
13
Entry 9760243
3rd
29

Yet again another great use of long exposure. The colour in the clouds is fantastic. It's nice and sharp throughout and composed well. There's a little bit of chromatic aberration on the tree edges but it's not too bad. Good job

Crowd
winner
Entry 9760247
1st
108

I really like this, compositionally it's well put together and it's got a great atmosphere to it. Be careful when processing that you clone out all the dust spots, there are quite a few which when viewed on a small screen aren't noticeable but if you printed this they'd be really obvious. I'd get your sensor cleaned too :)

Entry 9760765
45th
12
Entry 9762132
13th
26

This is a really nice image, good job with the bracketing it looks really natural. It's so easy to use too many shots and end up with a really flat image but this one looks great. I'd maybe be tempted to crop the bottom off and make it a square but I'm just being picky :)

Nice use of long exposure, compositionally I think turning to the left a little would have balance it out a little. I'd maybe have lifted the shadows a bit too as it's quite underexposed in places. Still, a nice image to look at.

Entry 9768373
14th
13

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Entry 9760244
4th
38

Great use of long exposure here, the clouds are going in the perfect direction for it. I think this would work better as a 16:9 crop taking some off the top to balance it out a little. Did you get to see a train come past?

Entry 9771077
52nd
7

A nice peaceful image, I like the black and white conversion I think it adds to the simplicity. Compositionally I think a 16:9 crop may suit it better as there's a lot of white space at the top that isn't really adding anything to the photo.

A cool point of view and a nice way to photograph a sunset! I like the wispy clouds and the warm tones in the foreground. Photographing it with a shallow depth of field mimics how our eyes see the world too. Nice job

Entry 9773888
11th
13

Lovely colours here, sunsets like this are a visual treat and definitely deserve to be photographed! The bottom right corner is a tad dark so I'd maybe spend a bit of time lightening that up just to give the image a bit more balance overall.

Entry 9774422
19th
11
Entry 9775951
88th
38

Pretty cool for a phone shot, obviously it doesn't have the dynamic range of a DSLR so it doesn't have the same punchy look but it's still nice. The composition is good and I like the leading line of the river from the right. There's a bit of a halo around the trees so be careful when editing as this can have a negative effect on the overall look of the image.

Being transported back to that exact moment you took the photo is a powerful thing, the memories, emotions and senses it brings back are great. I think a lot of photographers feel the same and it is one of the things that distinguishes a snapshot from a well thought out photo. The only thing I'd suggest here would be if you could go again then try and get right down at the water's edge as low down as possible, this way you'll get a near perfect reflection without any distractions!

Entry 9780814
24th
11

I think this has some potential, with a little bit of careful processing. The composition is nice with the path winding in from the corner and the clouds are great but there's a bit of dead space above them which I'd remove to make a 4:5 crop. Also, the exposure could do with a little boost as it's a bit dark, lightening it up a tad will bring back some of the colour in the sky and really make a difference.

Entry 9782091
31st
10
Entry 9782390
61st
Entry 9782858
33rd
15

This is pretty epic, well done for capturing that. I don't have the patience for it, although when I see storm photos it always makes me wish I put the effort in! The colour in the sky under the storm cell is great and contrasts well against the angry clouds!

Entry 9783052
9th
19

This has the potential to be a great image, however the sky looks to be really overexposed so any detail is lost. Using either a grad filter or bracketing would have solved this. Also, I noticed looking at the EXIF data you have shot this at f3.6, using a narrower aperture is best for this type of scene as you'll get more in focus.

Entry 9784535
2nd
27

Beachy head lighthouse has been on my to-do list forever, it looks like a really good location to photograph. I love the colours here, that sky is great, it's always a treat when the clouds are right and you get pre-sunrise colours like this! Nice composition too, it gives the lighthouse a good sense of scale.

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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’.

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