New Joiners - Landscapes #751

What a lovely moorland scene - the flowering heather provides an attractive foreground and the sunrise colour compliments the landscape beautifully. The horizon looks a tiny bit wonky to my eye, and I would exclude the car park on the far left of frame, as - in my view - this dilutes the sense of isolation and remoteness.

Although it is often tempting to shoot toward the sun, doing so does cause a bit of an exposure headache. Contrast will often exceed the camera's dynamic range, and highlights can overexpose. In this instance, there is no detail in the top right corner. You can see lens flare on the right side of the photo too. This image is also quite pixelated - remember to only submit files of sufficient resolution and image-quality.

I love the contrast between autumnal trees and snowy mountain peaks - it is an image that captures the transition between two seasons. The warm light striking the autumn foliage is gorgeous, and the photographer has done well to achieve a viewpoint where the trees remain underneath the skyline. There are a few tiny dust spots in the top left corner that need tidying up.

Sometimes you have to think out-the-box to capture an original shot - particularly when shooting a popular viewpoint like Stumble Head lighthouse. I like this image. The window creates an effective frame and neatly draws the viewer's eye inward, toward the lighthouse. The photographer's timing is good also, with the crashing wave and gull flying past. A well visualised and captured photo.

This is a beautiful rural scene, but I think the photographer has maybe tried to include to much in frame. Currently, the composition feels a bit crowded, with the dominant tree on the right and the sheep walking out of frame on the far left. The tree obscures to much of the stunning misty scene behind. In my opinion, the photographer would have been wise to focus more on the misty landscape - switching to a longer focal length and producing a simpler landscape image.

A lengthy exposure is often a good option when there are people wondering about and you want to reduce the impact of their presence. However, in this instance, the photographer is unlucky that the heavy, dark clouds haven't blurred very attractively. Also, Pulpit Rock itself is maybe a little too central in the frame.

I just love that sky, but you can soon tell it doesn't match the landscape and no colour is reflected in the foreground reflections. I have to be honest, my heart always sinks a little when I read a photographer has replaced a sky in Photoshop - for me, the joy of photography is capturing a scene authentically in-camera. This is a nicely arranged composition. However, I'm not too keen on the few distracting reeds popping up in the foreground.

Although drone image of roads winding through the landscape are now far from original, when captured well, they are hugely effective. This is an excellent image. The bendy road directs the eye through the composition effectively - and the striking autumnal colours really grab the viewer's attention. The occasional vehicle adds scale and interest. A really well captured and nicely processed photo.

This is a very impressive scene with the wildflowers in the foreground providing scale and context to the dramatic mountain peaks behind. The low cloud wrapped around the mountain adds interest too. The daytime light is quite flat, though, and I do find one or two of the grasses - poking-up in-front of the tree-line - a bit distracting. A slightly higher shooting angle might have helped. Overall, a colourful and eye-catching shot, though.

This is a well constructed photo, with the compression of using a short telephoto lens ensuring the dramatic mountainous backdrop is a key part of the image. The colour, shape and flow of the icebergs provide great interest. However, I would be tempted to reduce the brightness of the iceberg just behind and to the left of the main subject.

This is a pretty river scene, with the waterway acting as an effective lead-in line. The square aspect ratio works well. However, the photo is overexposed and highlight details is lost - particularly in the water and sky. Remember to review the histogram when shooting landscapes, applying exposure compensation when required.

This is a remarkable rainbow, contrasted against a wonderfully dark and menacing sky. While the landscape itself isn't your classic big, beautiful vista, the light on the town is stunning and the rainbow frames it beautifully. An eyecatching shot with lovely depth and contrast.

Landscape photography is all about planning, pre-visualisation, and persistence. Credit to the photographer for returning again and again to this viewpoint until they were rewarded with the right conditions. This is a really nicely composed shot. The warm, evening light is gorgeous, providing depth and contrast. The sky looks like it has been processed slightly too aggressively, though - I might be tempted to reduce highlight brightness. Overall, a well captured photo.

What an amazing thing to witness and an incredible capture. Personally, I've never witnessed anything quite like this. The photographer has controlled exposure superbly well, retaining highlight detail and capturing such a clean starburst. It would be worth entering this shot into a dedicated weather photography photo contest.

This is a soft, almost painterly scene. The low contrast light suits the autumnal conditions, and the boathouse and swan add key focal points. Yes, it would be nice if the swan was swimming toward the boathouse, rather than out of frame, but wildlife rarely plays ball! If it were my shot, I would crop this image slightly tighter to exclude the distracting patch of sky in the top right corner, and its reflection in the bottom right.