New Joiners - Landscapes #589

I love a good urban cityscape, especially when taken at civil twilight, and this one ticks a lot of the boxes. The contrast between the cool blue tones of nightfall and the warm artificial lights along the canalside works well to create something atmospheric. The reflections in the canal add a little something extra as does the architecture of the buildings. It works well as an image and that's enhanced by your processing choices.

There's plenty to like about this image, from the cold feeling of a winter morning, to the rising sun breaking through the bare branches of the tree line, creating shafting light and atmosphere. I can feel the nip in the air, and this is enhanced by the crisp frost you've captured on the ground. The composition is a little off-putting as the bench is too close to the left side of the frame. Taking a step to the left and giving more room to the bench would have made for a cleaner composition. That aside, you've captured a lovely mood here.

Every now and again there's a photo that makes you stop and go 'wow' and this image is definitely one of those. All the elements present are working together to create something special and that's partly down to how you've arranged them in the frame. Positioning the first bird on the left of the frame and having the peak sweep through the rest of the image, leading us to the other birds beyond and the drama of the sunset. The light catching the snow and ice is divine, as are the warm colours in the sky. The fact that you used your phone makes it even more impressive. Gorgeous work, and a well deserved winner.

This is a gritty, moody scene that has lots of personality and atmosphere. The portrait orientation works well as it prioritises the limestone pavement leading the eye into the clouds and dark skies beyond. The monochrome treatment simplifies the image and pulls on the basic relationship and balance between the highlights and shadows. There's plenty to enjoy here, a well captured and thoughtfully processed image.

This is a quiet image that ha a big impact on me. It can be difficult to make sense of woodland scenes because of the chaos that is inherent in such compositions, but you've done a great job here. There is a relationship between the bright bark of the silver birch on the right and the last remnants of autumn on the left, aided by the low light flooding through the pathway in the distance. The tight framing helps to focus attention. Lovely work.

This is an iconic scene that is often captured for good reason. There's a feel to it that is arguably cinematic, reminiscent of all those Westerns I would watch as a kid. I've seen images of it with a passing storm or dramatic light, but rarely at night and this adds further to the surreal feel. The moon lingering over the landscape adds some much needed atmosphere and the washed out colours contrasting between magenta and blue work well. I like that there's a light trail caused by some passing traffic just to punctuate that this is taken at night.

I really enjoy this image, it's a perfect example of how the best camera is the one you have on you. As an iPhone shot, the exposure is really good and it's a lovely moment in time with the sun setting in the background, the boat on the right balanced out by the silhouettes of the people on the left. The warm tones are pleasing to the eye and although sometimes borders can be distracting, here it really helps to frame the image.

I'm always partial to truly wintery scenes and you've capture a beautiful one in this image. The light hitting from the right isn't too harsh and illuminates the snow-covered trees. The clouds beyond are of interest, alluding to an incoming snow storm, but the really magic of this image is the falling/drifting snow that you've captured, frozen in time. It just adds something else to an already intriguing image and brings to feeling of cold home a little more. Nicely seen, captured and composed!

This image is all about that fiery, impressive cloudscape that sits behind the skyscrapers and business offices. The sun catching the architecture and the clouds creates a really nice mood, especially with the contrast of the blue sky beyond. The sweep of the boardwalk acts as a good lead in to the scene, although I'd have been inclined to have shifted the composition so the barrier started exactly in the bottom right corner. However, the fact this was captured on an iPhone makes it all the more impressive.

What I like about this image is that I don't really know where to look, it's like a 'Where's Waldo' without many people. There are just so many elements and somehow you've done a great job of giving them all a place in the frame. There are so many shapes created by architecture, the trees and the frozen river, and there is almost an abstract feel to the image. It's really interesting to look at and demonstrates an ability to work a difficult composition.

Some images are all about the atmosphere they demonstrate and the moment that they have captured and this is one of those images. The composition isn't perfect, there's probably too much sky which means we lose a sense of the mountain peak below (I'd have been more inclined to have the mountain and weather take up 2/3rds of the frame and the sky the final 3rd), but this is balanced out by the light catching on the low cloud. As landscape photographers we cannot help but be enamoured by this kind of weather and the way it interacts with the grandeur of the mountainscape. Nicely seen.

This image has a really nice feel to it. Although the tones are warm, there's a sense that it's actually rather cold. The bare trees visible in the background and the impression of frost on the ground add to the atmosphere. I like the way you've processed it, providing an almost dreamy feel to the scene. The lone tree sits front and centre, hanging on to a little of it's autumn foliage, backlit by the rising sun. The dog in the background is a nice touch too.

I like how this image tells a story and how you've used all the elements in the frame to create that story. Firstly there is the bothy, and all the mystery that surround that, then there is the sense of place with the branches of the woodland finding their way into the frame. Finally there's the sunset in the background over the grandeur of the mountainscape. All of it adds up to something rather lovely and I imagine it was a beautiful spot to spend the night.

This is the tale of two images in one frame. On the left there is the lovely autumnal trees and fresh, green grass leading down to the creek. On the other there is the sun breaking through the trees and the bare soil of the river bank. The two sides are in opposition to each other and I cannot help but think that the left side is an image in itself. However there is certainly something intriguing between the duality of the two sides of this panorama.