New Joiners - Landscapes #665
Lynseyoxton1979

New Joiners - Landscapes #665

January 2023

Entry 15222997
8th
14

A lovely minimalist image, composed well and a great subject. It's difficult to imagine how cold it must be there as it doesn't really get that cold in England. I'd love to go and find out at some point! Nice colour palette too, it's very subtle.

This is a really beautiful sunset, the colours are incredible. I like the composition, despite the obvious focal point being on the left it still feels pretty balanced due to the great clouds. It's sharp, and processed nicely. I like this image a lot :)

100 Images entered

91 Photographers

What a cool image! I love the black and white conversion, there's so many different tones and layers in the waves. The inclusion of the figure is a nice touch, I think it's be difficult to get a sense of scale without them. It's got a real sense of isolation, I'd be chuffed if this shot was mine.

Entry 15200040
29th
21

This is beautiful, I really love the layers and the mist really helps to emphasise them. The colours are nice too, subtle and soft. I do think it could maybe benefit from a small boost to the whites but that's just a personal choice.

Entry 15200927
39th
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Entry 15201072
88th
4

This is a mega image, it really shows off the isolation in arctic Norway. I've visited Lofoten a few times now but never been to Henningsvær, perhaps I'll change that on my next visit. This is a nice change from the usual drone shot showing just the football pitch, it's nice to see the wider view and the grandeur of the mountains!

I think this could potentially be a decent image but it's incredibly underexposed and looks to be leaning to the left. Also it looks to have been shot with a reasonably wide aperture as the foreground is out of focus.

Entry 15204434
79th
14

I love this, it's got an abstract feel to it which isn't easy to achieve when shooting landscapes. the colours are nice and it's framed really well especially for being taken on a moving train. Even more impressive is that it's a phone shot :)

I've always wanted to visit Canada and shots like this make me even more determined. This looks like an amazing spot to photograph. I really like all the low cloud hanging onto the mountains, it creates a really striking atmosphere. I'd have liked to have seen a little more of the reflection but it's still a nice photo.

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Entry 15203028
19th
13

This looks like it could be a decent place to photograph, I think there's a few things you could improve here though. It's got a heavy lean to the left which makes it look very unbalanced. Make sure your horizon is level, it makes a huge difference. Also the colours are really saturated, try processing with a lighter touch to make it look more natural.

Entry 15205253
23rd
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Entry 15205465
12th
12

Really beautiful colours here and the reflections are spot on. I love that you've used the trees at the top as a natural frame, I'm a big fan of that. I'd maybe look at reducing the saturation in the blues a little, and the image needs a tiny bit of clockwise rotation but aside from that its really really nice.

Entry 15206261
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Entry 15218171
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Entry 15221534
22nd
25

What a beautiful sunset, really nice colours and it looks super peaceful. I like that you included the birds, they really add to it. It needs a very small amount of clockwise rotation to get the horizon level, it's only a small change but it'll make a big difference!

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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’.

This is a really impressive shot, especially for being taken on an iPhone! The clouds are super dramatic, like something from lord of the rings and I like the way they almost frame the sun. The crepuscular rays look good too, overall this is a quality shot!

Entry 15225851
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Entry 15226400
14th
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This is such a great view, there's tons to look at and keep me occupied. The light is fantastic, It's always a treat when you put the effort in to get somewhere and are rewarded with a decent sunset. The composition is good, there's nothing distracting and its clearly well thought out. Nice job on the grading and processing too it looks great.