New Joiners - Landscapes #671
Lynseyoxton1979

New Joiners - Landscapes #671

February 2023

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Ooft, this is really beautiful. Nice job smoothing out the water to make the most of the reflections. The rich colours really make this. Good job getting quite low down too, it really helps with the composition. I like the inclusion of the foreground rocks too.

This is a lovely shot, it really typifies the Italian alpine valleys. Rugged hills and larches as far as you can see. I like the composition, It'd have been nice if you could have included the very top of the mountain as well as I feel you could have sacrificed a little foreground to include it.

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This has an amazing atmospheric feel to it, the low mist gives the impression that the forest just goes on forever and ever. I love the way the road sweeps through the image too. The processing is nice, I can really feel the cold!

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I absolutely love this, it's one of the Lakes most iconic views but adding in the stone circle just takes it to another level. what a stunning sunset too, you've been blessed with some fantastic high clouds to catch the light. It's processed well and composed brilliantly. An easy choice for number one, it's a great image.

This is a really beautiful sunset, the clouds really make it. It's difficult to shoot straight at the sun and avoid it being blown out but I think you've managed to be clever here and hide it behind the clouds well. I quite like the heavy vignette too it definitely adds to the image.

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You've caught some mega reflections here, I'm a sucker for a good mirror reflection shot and this one definitely ticks all the right boxes. . I'd maybe crop it ever so slightly to remove the reeds at the bottom and so the waterline was smack bang in the middle but that's a personal preference of mine as I like a 50/50 reflection!

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What a beautiful view, It reminds me so much of the Honister Pass in the Lakes District but with the addition of gorgeous Larch trees. I really like the compisition here, you've done a great job. The combination of the road leading in and the hills coming down from each corner really work well.

The colours in this are really nice, I love the rich greens. The water has a good amount of blur to it as well, not so much that it's unrecognisable but enough to give it a good sense of movement. I've been to Hardraw Force and I agree the walk along to it is fantastic!

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This looks really good, it's nice to see that the focus is right as there's plenty of shots out there where the focus is a mile off. I'd maybe look at cropping a tiny bit off the right to get rid of the bright light bottom right.

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I think this is nice and definitely has potential but I'd crop it to a square and get rid of the bottom 1/4 where the dark grass is as I don't really feel it adds anything to the image. Other than that it's a pretty good image.

This is a beautiful scene, the inversion really takes it to another level. The alpenglow on the mountain looks beautiful too. I'd maybe clone out the little white house on the right 3rd as it's a little distracting. Overall though it's a nice image :)

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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’.

Another lovely view from of the same scene. I really like this, it shows that you can take a decent landscape photo in strong sunlight. The cloud hugging the mountain looks fantastic and I'm a fan of the composition. Nice job :)