New Joiners - Landscapes #695

I like the relative simplicity of this, there's not a lot to the image really but it works really well. The colours are lovely, it's pretty evenly exposed although a tad overexposed on the left and the composition is good. The Cactus is maybe a tad close to the edge of frame but it's not too much of a problem!

I like your composition here, and using the HDR technique has resulted in an overall even exposure but I think it's created a slightly unnatural look as there's no shadows throughout. I don't think it needs much change, just a tweak to the blacks to bring some shadows back and take the contrast down a tad. Hope that's ok!

This is a wonderful image, I love the colours and the composition is really beautiful. It's nicely exposed, you've caught some great light and the sky is full of interest and drama. The way the light is interacting with the sand looks fantastic too. A worthy winner, well done.

I like the composition here, and it's pretty well exposed and full of drama but there's something about it that I'm not sure of. I can't tell whether it's leaning to the left or not or whether that's just the way the land lies, either way I think I'd be tempted to straighten the horizon out a bit even if it's not how it looks in real life.

This looks pretty cool, you've caught some nice reflections and on a beautiful day too. Was it possible to get your camera closer to the water? I find that when there's reeds or moss etc on the water, the closer you are to the surface the more it hides any breaks in the surface of the water. Also, Keep an eye on your horizon as it's sloping to the right a little :)

I like this, the textures in the foreground are great and I love the way the path winds it's way through the image. It's compose nicely and feels balanced. If it was me I'd crop a little from the bottom to make is either 16:9 or 2:1 format as despite the foreground being full of detail I think it'd work better with maybe 20% cropped from the image.

The layers in this are sublime, it looks amazing. I love the depth throughout created by the mist. I'd maybe crop a bit off the sky, There's a lot of dark cloud above the sun that doesn't really add much and it makes the silhouette in the bottom feel a little lost.

I like this, it's a nice bold black and white conversion that's got no frills about it. Maybe the sky could have been doing with being a little darker either by using a grad filter or doing it in post processing but it still looks alright. It's nice and punchy and has plenty of contrast. I like the central composition too despite it being 'against the rules' so to speak.

Norway is a fantastic place to photograph, especially in the winter when it's all white! I like the composition here, it's pretty simple but has everything you need for a pleasing photo. Nicely exposed and well balanced, I like the sky too. Plenty of fluffy clouds to break up the blue.

I like this, it's the kind of shot that you used to see on holiday brochures (are they still a thing?) It's composed nicely, exposed well and shows off a holiday location exactly as it's meant to. It's a shame there's no fluffy white clouds but then that's not Spain is about is it!!

I love the way you've used the horizon and the tree to contain the highlights enough to get your sun star. Also good job on using the narrow aperture for it too, so many people get it wrong by shooting wide open. Nice colours and composition too. I'd maybe clone out the little bit of lens flare above the sun but it's not a major problem really.

I like this, I think you have a pretty strong image hidden within this and you can reveal it with a simple crop. If it was me, I'd crop from the bottom to where the shadow of the fence starts, and around the same amount from the top. That way, you're removing the overexposure and strengthening your lead in line from the bottom!

This is pretty cool, especially for an accident. It's funny how that works sometimes. I like the colours, and despite the obvious error it's still recognisable as Tre Cime. I've never stayed there overnight, I've shot the stars there but walked back to the car at Auronzo after!

You've caught some mega reflections here, and what a fantastic sunrise/sunset too! Those clouds look incredible, I love skies like that. One thing to keep an eye on is your horizon level, make sure when you are photographing water that the horizon is straight as it's really noticeable that it's sloping!

I love this conversion, generally not a fan of sepia toning but it really works here. It's composed nicely, I think had there not have been fallen leaves the composition would feel unbalanced but there's plenty in there to fill the otherwise negative space! Lovely job.