New Joiners - Landscapes #582
Lynseyoxton1979

New Joiners - Landscapes #582

December 2021

Expert
winner

This is a wonderful photo, the mood is fantastic. I love the composition and the light is awesome. It's processed nicely and you've handled the dynamic range well. It's nice and sharp throughout and the overall composition is balanced evenly. Good job :)

Entry 11344246
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Entry 11355519
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Entry 11356894
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Crowd
winner

This looks like a difficult scene to capture, I can imagine the water spray being a nightmare to deal with. Having said that, you've done a great job and it looks really nice. It's a pretty busy scene but it doesn't look cluttered, nice job.

100 Images entered

It's a shame the flowers in the foreground aren't in focus, as these are the main subject. I like the concept, overall it's composed well, and the colours are beautiful but you really need to nail the focus if you're going for a bold shot like this.

Entry 11345716
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These are some pretty tasty reflections! It's nice to see a shot from Iceland that's not from the usual tourist hotspots. The low cloud clinging to the hillsides works really well and really adds to the image. The colour in the sky is maybe a tad rich, I'd tone down the blues a little.

Entry 11349812
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Entry 11352224
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I really like this, the light on the trees is beautiful and really helps what would otherwise be a pretty heavy dark foreground. The mountain range looks great too, very imposing. I'm a fan of the added Orton effect, it softens the image and helps the light glow.

A lovely example of black and white done well, high contrast and you can really see the depth in the forest. The mist/fog looks good and I particularly like the light shining through it and the deep shadows. The only thing I'd say is a little distracting is the very dark bit bottom right, but aside from that it's lovely.

Entry 11371018
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94 Photographers

Entry 11375474
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Compositionally, this is pretty nice although reflections work best when you're right down by the edge of the water as low as you can get. It seems very noisy, but I guess this was taken on a phone either early morning or in the evening so that can be expected from the small sensor. Still, it's a nice shot overall :)

This is a nice take on a popular location, I've never seen it shot from here before and it's a great angle. The heather really makes the foreground and that low cloud hanging over the cliffs looks so much better than a blue sky!

Entry 11384385
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This is a nice scene, I like the river winding through and it seems pretty sharp all the way through, the dappled light works well and there's a lot to look at. It could maybe do with a little boost to the whites to add a little more contrast but its still decent!

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Nice composition, it's tricky to frame a shot well with a drone as the perspective is alien to our eyes but as you've shown here it can work really well. The temperature inversion really makes the image along with that golden light on the hill. Lovely work.

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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’.

10,093 Ratings

I love mountain views like this, they really show off a part of the world that's alien to so many people. I admire the effort involved in getting most photos like this too. I think it's nicely balanced and the colours work well, the turquoise water in the lake looks great.

Entry 11388674
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Entry 11389123
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Entry 11391478
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I wish I was good at seeing scenes like this in forests, I plonk my camera down and just can never see a photo no matter how hard I try. I love the fog, it really gives a dreamy feel!

Entry 11391528
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