New Joiners - Landscapes #669
Lynseyoxton1979

New Joiners - Landscapes #669

January 2023

Expert
winner

I really like this, it's a lovely shot. Plenty to look at, nicely composed and an epic view. It was really worth the trek to get there, you've caught some truly beautiful conditions. I love the snow covered trees, overall an easy choice for the win!

100 Images entered

Entry 15338257
59th
2
Entry 15340391
5th
50
Entry 15345097
9th
16

A nice enough shot, it could be improved a little by altering your position if you are able. When you've got a couple of focal points it's best to try and separate them so they aren't fighting for attention. I think the tree being in the bottom left would have framed it a little better as you've some empty space bottom left. Still, it's got nice colours and it's not a bad shot!

Crowd
winner

Superb reflections here, what a great image! It took me a while to spot the eagle but yep he's definitely there! I'd maybe crop some off the bottom to make the reflections more 50/50 as there's some dead space at the bottom that doesn't really add to the image :)

This is a great view, the layers in the hills work nicely and the road gives a good lead in. The tree on the left is a little distracting, I'd maybe have favoured a walk a few metres down the road to see if I could compose without the tree, a crop may work too :)

Entry 15353867
18th
11
Entry 15353918
74th
6

I can see what you were going for here but in this instance I think the out of focus foreground distracts from the view in the background. I want to explore the shoreline etc but my eyes are constantly drawn by the rock.

Entry 15354083
25th
18
Entry 15354307
20th
10
Entry 15355015
68th
26
Entry 15357097
35th
5

I'm not generally a fan of cityscapes but this looks really really good, I love the colour tones and composition. I like the broken reflections too, I think it actually looks better than if the reflection was perfectly smooth. I'd maybe have been tempted to crop it slightly to remove the far left building as it'd balance the image up a bit!

Entry 15361772
10th
11

I generally don't like fisheye lenses but this looks pretty cool, it's almost like drunk vision. The sky looks great, I love a stormy atmospheric sky. There's a bit of a halo around the lighthouse but this should be easy to correct with some adjustments of the highlights.

Entry 15364058
34th
36

That's a really pretty sunset, not in your face but colourful enough to make the sky look awesome. I'd probably have cropped the very top band of blue out as it makes the cityscape look a little lost, I think maybe a 16:9 crop would look good here.

Entry 15376502
36th
7

This is nice as it's unusual, we don't see a great deal of IR images entered here so it's a refreshing change. I like the composition and the dappled light coming through the trees looks great. Nice and sharp and plenty to look at. Nice job :)

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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’.

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Entry 15362960
14th
12

I really like this view, loads to look at and keep me occupied. It's nice and sharp, composed well and exposed correctly. I'd maybe lift the shadows a little as they're a bit heavy but that's just a personal preference it still looks great.

Entry 15363761
22nd
9

This looks great, the stormy sky contrasts well with the city skyline and the black and white conversion works well. There's a small post bottom right which is a bit distracting, I'd maybe have cloned it out although the vignette does hide it somewhat. I originally had this as commended but looking again it definitely deserves to be top 10.

Some lovely reflections here, and it looks like a beautiful day to capture them. I can't help but feel I'd like to see more of it though, I think with shots like this you need to include the reflections and have it a 50/50 split.

Entry 15364321
48th
21

I think has a lot of potential, it just needs to a different direction of processing. The vignette is very heavy and doesn't really add to the image. I'd also look to crop it into more of a letterbox style or 16:9 as the main interest is in the central band and the sky.

Entry 15364554
85th
3

This is a really cool shot, the stormy sky looks amazing! I like the barren nature of the landscape too. Nice processing, the colours aren't too crazy and suit the mood well. Did you use a lightning trigger for this? it's an impressive shot :)

Entry 15374900
24th
30
Entry 15375609
12th
15