New Joiners - Landscapes #703
Lynseyoxton1979

New Joiners - Landscapes #703

May 2023

Crowd
winner

You've caught some nice reflections here, I like the ripples in the water breaking up the mirror like surface. Compositionally it's pretty good too, I like the way you've included the rock in the foreground. I think the processing is a little harsh, it's very contrasty and consequently the highlights are blown out.

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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’.

Entry 16639840
28th
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Expert
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Entry 16645645
18th
21

I really like the composition here, loads of lines in all different directions but it all works nicely. The colours are great and its a really nice subject. It feels balanced and its exposed correctly. There's a good amount of cloud to keep the sky from being overpowering too. Well done on the win

100 Images entered

97 Photographers

This is a great view, I love big mountain vistas like this! I love the kind of 50/50 split of sunny and shady it's a nice balance. Nicely composed too, I like the way the clouds compliment the peak on the left.

This brings back some great memories of a trip to Kenya for me, I loved the mara and this shows it off nicely. It really shows off the vastness. I love the river winding through the image, it guides your eyes nicely! Great job

Entry 16646010
90th
7
Entry 16646012
17th
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Entry 16646115
32nd
30

I like this as there's an element of surrealism to it, it's maybe a little contrasty for my liking but it still looks good. I think you've got a nice balance in the water movement as it's not too slow a shutter speed to render it unrecognisable.

This is a wonderful view, it makes me want to go visit! Those mountains are epic. I like the clouds, there's plenty of drama and the muted angry colours suit the scene well. The dappled sunlight throughout really adds another dynamic aspect too.

Entry 16648192
27th
11

I really like shots like this, with some atmosphere and unusual cloud etc. I'd be tempted to add a really soft vignette and darken the whole image down while boosting the contrast a bit to really emphasise that drama. Nice composition too!

I think there's some potential for a really nice shot here with a simple crop, you've got an awful lot of sky that isn't adding to the image, so I'd look to crop it to a 16:9 ratio removing the majority of the sky. Have a look and see what you think, I think it makes a big difference. I love the low mist and broken ice in the foreground :)

Entry 16655035
14th
10

Compositionally this is strong, and youve got some lovely reflections in the tarn. I think the auto settings in lightroom don't give the best reaults so if you processed this manually you could really make the most of the file!

Entry 16660399
3rd
14
Entry 16660998
9th
12

This is a pretty scene, the dappled sunlight is a nice element and I like the way you've shot straight at the sun through the trees. Despite it being a busy photo it doesn't really feel too hectic and the colours are really nice. Good job

Entry 16666112
69th
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Entry 16666722
59th
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Entry 16668017
78th
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Entry 16670516
48th
2

I really like this, the textures in the trees are really good and I love the colours in the sky behind. Compositionally it shouldn't really work but it looks fantastic. The wam light on the grass is lovely as well :)

This is a pretty awesome image, I love the layers and rows and rows of mountains as far as you can see. The black and white conversion is nice too, it's all to easy to create a flat looking image but this has a nice amount of contrast and you've kept some of the blacks deep which helps!

Entry 16675015
24th
4
Entry 16675980
37th
8

I love bluebell season, such a pretty time of year and there are always great photos to be had. Carpets of blue like this aren't easy to photograph but the inclusion of the trees to make an almost 50/50 split really helps the composition. Nice job!

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