New Joiners - Landscapes #555

The image has a really lovely feel to it. I can almost sense the waning warm of the late summer evening, when the midges are swarming. The backlighting is the real star of the show, catching on leaves of the stalwart oak tree and the field of barley below. I like how you’ve used a fairly shallow depth of field to blur out the crops in the foreground and ensure that all the attention is focused on the tree itself. Nicely done!

I’m a big fan of foggy mornings, they’re probably some of my favourite conditions to shoot in and you’re captured the atmosphere beautifully in this image. I enjoy the way you’ve composed this particular scene, using the bridge as the leading lines traversing through the heart of the image and framing the whole composition with the two wintery trees on either side. The muted tones add to the mystery. Nicely worked shot, well done.

Gosh I really do enjoy images of lupins. They are beautiful flowers that add something to every composition. The colour of the lupins contrasts well with the greenery of the background and the mountains beyond. The flat light in this image works well as it evens out all the tones. I think a more thoughtful crop would benefit you here, eliminating the lupin that’s been cut off on the left. This would tidy up the composition and focus attention on the flora in the middle.

The Isle of Skye is a beautiful place to take photographs, even when the conditions are less than ideal, that moodiness can be used to create some glorious atmosphere. I like that the low cloud is consuming the peak beyond and there’s a balance between the snow on the mountain and the water rushing through the foreground. Although the conditions may have prevented this, the water captured as a long exposure may well have added a little something extra. That aside I enjoy this composition.

When the light is overcast and a little dull, waterfalls come into their own. The flowing water and foliage bring a sense of colour and movement into the scene. I enjoyed the framing in this particular image, using portrait orientation and capturing the intriguing and imposing rocks on either side. There is a sense of the gorge moving inwards till it reaches the bridge which helps to pull together the whole composition. You’ve controlled the exposure well, holding back those highlights, well done.

This is a glorious sunset that you’ve captured here and you’ve done well to ensure that none of the sky is blown out and the foreground remains well exposed. There is a relationship between all the trees, from the smaller, thriving ones, to the bare bark of the dead branches. It’s a real shame that the top of the largest tree is cut off at the top of the image because those congregating birds are the star of the show.

The lure of the lone sail boat on the choppy waters is one often too powerful to resist. There’s a resonance in such images that speaks to isolation, endurance and resilience and this image fits into this category. There’s a soft pastel glow to the sky which adds some atmosphere and the rocks in the foreground provide some interest. I wonder if the whole composition may well have benefitted from a tighter crop so as to position the sail boat on the left of the frame with the rocks in the foreground leading the eye into the image. This is an evocative image, well done.

There are times when people in the frame can add a little something to a landscape image and help to anchor the whole composition. This is one of the those occasions. Without the people this image might have slipped into the non-descript category, but their inclusion really lifts the whole composition. The fact that they are silhouetted against the background adds a sense of scale and narrative. This is made more compelling by the cross processed feel to this photo, with the split between the warm tones at the top and cool tones at the bottom. Interesting scene that makes me want to know more about the people and the landscape.

This image immediately stood out to me because of the composition and the way that the various elements in the image balance out. Firstly, I love the sweep of that hillside moving through the heart of the image, with the green foliage adding some lovely colour pops to the scene. This is complimented by the trees on the left, illuminated by the sun and casting long shadows down the hillside. The blue sky is interrupted by the encroaching cloud on the right which again brings something new to the composition. Lovely, well-balanced image.

This is a lovely classical landscape image that uses the elements within the frame to great effect. The diagonal line of the wooden pier works well as a starting point of the composition, with the eye inevitably ending up at the sailboat. You’ve done well to make sure the reflection of the sailboat is not intersected by the reeds on the shoreline. The light of the sunrise and the colour it is creating is absolutely lovely and I concur, the best camera is definitely the one you have on you at the time! Lovely work, deserved of a top 10 spot.

I absolute adore this image because it tries (successfully I may add) to do something different and explore the creative boundaries of landscape photography. As David Bowie once intimated, if you’re just a little bit out of your comfort zone, there is room for great work to occur. I like that you’ve taken a concept in this image and ran with it. The clone of one tree reflecting itself through the frame works well, as done the infrared, which gives a hi-key feel to the overall composition. Really nice, creative image. One to be proud of creating,.

You’ve managed to capture such grandeur in this photo. I absolutely love the patterns in the rock and how the light seems to be catching on the left, contrasting with the flowing waterfall on the right. The shapes are fascinating and the detail you’ve captured really does justice to the scene. The fact you’ve captured it while on a boat makes the achievement all the more impressive.

What I really like about this image is how all the different elements balance out. It is difficult enough to capture The Milky Way in all it’s glory, but to get that balanced out by the illuminated rock face is really quite something. Those rock formations in the foreground are imposing, illuminated just enough to balance out the astrophotography. An image that feels like it has narrative to it, and a rather cinematic feel.

This image is all about the drama! I love the strong light that is illuminating the bridge and the foreboding cloudscape that you have captured beyond. All the more impressive to have captured it whilst riding your bike! There is a little bit of degradation in the clouds but that doesn’t distract from the rest of the image which is powerful.