New Joiners - Landscapes #664

This high contrast mountainscape immediately demands attention and your processing choices ensure that details of the landscape are visible. The glass clear water in the foreground works to reflect the scene above, including the low hanging cloud clinging to the snow covered peaks. The pathway intersects the heart of the image and the people wandering along the path add a sense of scale to proceedings. Nicely seen and composed.

This is a striking black and white image that makes the most of the tones present in the composition. The hills sloping into valleys makes for natural lines in the landscape, made all the more atmospheric by that low hanging cloud. The hut on the left helps with scale and all in this is a powerful, impactful monochrome photo.

This image just has raw energy pulsing through every pixel. At first I thought it was a shot of a wave that had been submitted in the wrong orientation, but upon closer look the real majesty of the scene was revealed to me. The angle looking up towards the water helps to sell the sheer power of the waterfall, and the use of fast shutter speed to freeze the action works really well. The monochrome conversion pairs the image back the shadows and highlights so there is nothing to distract. An image that makes you want to look closer and really gives a feel of the location. Thank you for sharing.

I really like the lighting in this image. We landscape photographers tend towards either end of the day and the golden light it produces and it can be easy to overlook the kind of light we get in the middle of the day, like in this photograph. The dappled sunlight through the broken cloud illuminates the landscape, picking out the colourful fields and granite of the mountains. The composition works, with the roads and paths all moving towards the vista.

This image is full of atmosphere. The composition is a little lacking but there is plenty of character in that dead, spectral tree reaching up into the gloom. Although that alone doesn't makes the image, the two birds taking off from the upper branches just add a touch of magic.

I like it when I find any image that tries to do something different. This photo a nice example of this because you've gone for a low angle that uses the seaweed as the main component of the frame but till allows room for the other elements, such as the setting sun and the distant shoreline. It shows a willingness to think outside the box and embrace creativity.

Fog is great for separation of foreground from background, especially when trees and woodland are involved. I would have liked to have seen a bit more of the trees in this composition, and less of the negative space on the left, but I do like the way the trees are marching backwards into the mist. The muted processing adds to the atmosphere.

The sheer amount of creativity and work that has gone into this image is testament to your talent (and patience). I really appreciate you writing out your process as it gives an insight into the work that goes into such an image. The colours and abstract nature of the sky is delightful, with those pinks and purples permeating through the composition. I like the amount of space you've give to the sky, and the positioning of the three rocks in the middle of the frame. There is a precision to everything that makes the image satisfying to look at. That you for sharing.

I love an image that tells a story and this absolutely sits in that category. The two trees are composed in the middle of the frame because they are the main characters of this composition. However the real puzzler of this image is that one tree has lost it's foliage and the other has barely lost any at all. It's a quirk like that this that can make a benign scene much more intriguing. The muted tones and the clear blue sky all add to the atmosphere. I really do wonder what happened to the tree on the left!

This is a bright and bold image that is not afraid to show it's colours. The wide angle lens gives a nice amount of distortion, with the sun bursting through the tree, scattering shafts of light into the centre of the frame. The images is full of atmosphere, and it demonstrates that when the conditions are on your side it can make a woodshed as interesting as any other potential landscape.

Some images are about the details and other image are all about the mood and atmosphere. I would put this image in the latter category and it's all the better for it. The mountainscape gives some context of the landscape, as it marches backwards, consumed by some low cloud in the distance. However, for me this image is all about that cloud above the peaks that is drifting in wisps, carrying moisture. Below it there is some glorious orange light, catching on some of the cloud. It's just a beautiful scene.

There is a natural beauty to the colour contrast between the blues of the sea and the soft brown and gold of a sandy beach. This image is a lovely example of this, with the blues moving to turquoise in the water, the tide lapping against the shore. The dead tree on the left provides some interest to the image, as does the palm trees in the background. The cloud formations on the horizon speak to a change in the weather and emulate some of the shapes created by the incoming tide.

I've never seen a shot of the 'Devil's Tower' before and I'm fascinated by it. What an interesting shape and texture. I like how you've given plenty of room to the foreground full of grasses and dabbled with some light. This aids the eye in moving through the grammar of the scene to the main focal point, the Devil's Tower.

A simple image that relies upon the power of reflection, but with the twist of a glorious sunset (unless I'm mistaken). Giving lots of space in the frame to the sky and the reflection was the right decision so we can enjoy all the different colours and appreciate the scale . The line of trees is broken up by the cabin, which stands out because of the white colouration and acts a focal point. Nice landscape that does what it sets out to do.

There are few spaces more glorious that Glencoe when it's wearing it's winter coat. I know the exact spot you took this shot from. It's a scene I've contemplated time and again. It looks especially lovely with snow on the ground, and the silhouettes of those dark pines. It's a shame that the foreground is a little messy and I'd be inclined to crop it out and have just part of the river, the trees and the mountain beyond filling the frame. Either way, this reminds me of many a happy time, thank you for sharing.