New Joiners - Landscapes #770
Chris Saunders

New Joiners - Landscapes #770

February 2024

Another welcome top 10 entry for this competition, I love the soft feel of the colour grading in the shot, then the gradient of the hill with the couples stood on it giving a sense of scale really makes this image stand out well. Is detail rich as everything's nice and sharp and this just adds to the quality of the work full stop thank you very much for entering the competition

Really beautiful photo with some stunning lights and some interesting foreground. I like how you manage to also capture the background to help set the scene as well. You have done really well to not over or underexpose any parts of the image and you've also found a nice balance between the foreground and background making sure the skies not overpowering the rest of the image.

Another really well taken image that's made it into the competition. I love the position and the sizing of the boat comma coupled with the field that you get from the clouds. The details look really nice Sharp and again Shadows and the highlights are correct throughout the whole image. Thank you very much for entering the competition.

Expert
winner

Really amazing image with plenty of dramatic feeling within it. The choice for black and white has really added to the scene, and I love how you've managed to freeze time and capture the ferocity of the water as the boat is moving through it. Then to top it all off, those really stormy clouds you've also capture really well. All in the details are nice and sharp nothing's over or underexposed, the image works really well. Thank you very much for entering the competition

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Another dramatic landscape in this round of the competition. You've really captured the sense of how cold it was while taking this. I like you up to capture the waves breaking on the rocks on the shore and making sure those details are preserve well with a good shutter speed. Thank you very much for entering the competition

Entry 19524946
20th
6

A really beautiful scene showing awesome in full color, mixed with their rolling mist and the hills and their atmosphere that's been created by that. The aspect ratio really works for this image as it pulls the eye into everything was really interesting the river the trees and the holes scene in front for five minutes distracted by unnecessary amount of sky. Thank you very much for entering competition

This is a really cool image I like how you've got the three trees all stood there, shooting three of an subjects really helps to find good balance within the shot. You preserved all the other details very well such as the focus the highlights and The Shadows, plus the color treatment and edit has also really worked too.

A really nice to take in photo of a well-known location in the UK and I like to see it done so well. One of the standout pieces for me is the aspect ratio you've gone for in the image, it pulls the viewers eye in to the really important parts, the bridge the train and a bit of the environment that the scene sits in, these are all good characteristics of a good photo.

Crowd
winner

I really well presented take on such an iconic location and you've done it so well. I like how you try to mix it up a little bit with a slightly wider field of view but I feel the rocks are lost in the foreground a little bit. What has made up for it is how well you've managed to control the light across the image. Thank you very much for entering the competition

Entry 19530355
13th
10

Another gorgeous location that's been represented in this competition. Well done for trying to get a nice of foreground interest on the mountains in the background well making sure that the focus is nice and sharp on the whole shop. You've also done well to preserve the details in the clouds while the foregrounds has not been allowed to go under exposed, showing good control of the camera. Thank you very much for entering the competition

Entry 19533129
54th
3
Entry 19534153
2nd
14

I really like this image when I first saw it it has plenty of good characteristics about it. Distracting was the tree on the bottom left-hand side which is half coming in the frame, this could have done with either the shop we take the little bit wider or perhaps positioning yourself so that wasn't in the frame. The focus is nice and sharp and the exposure is also spot on to, thank you very much for entering the competition

Entry 19540837
15th
22
Entry 19541019
12th
6

Another really gorgeous shop that's made it into the competition, you must really proud to have this in your portfolio. Sometimes we need to do what you've done here and look at the smaller picture as there can be some real beauty in the landscape doing this. Everything in your shot seems to line up really well and nothing seems out of place. Focus looks nice and sharp and the highlights of Shadows a well done too, thank you very much for entering the competition.

Entry 19549951
80th
9

Thank you very much for sharing this interesting photo. Most important thing is the details are nice and sharp all the way through it and I also like the quirky angle that has been shot at too, that is one of the most standout features from this not something we see every day in this competition. I also like how well you've controlled the light in the scene making it feel extra moody. Very much for entering the competition

Entry 19558682
10th
17

Another really good photo that's made it into the top 10 comma and also one that I wish and I was taking myself stood at such a gorgeous location. Everything looks nice and balanced the trees on the right and the bridge taking central frame all of which are nicely in focus. Settle the amount of colour also works really well the most importantly the exposure is absolutely Spot on for the shot, thank you very much for entering the competition.

100 Images entered

Brief

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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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Another absolutely gorgeous image that's made it into the top 10 in this competition. I really loving the use of the black and white in the shot, the Shadows and highlights just work so well, the details are nice and sharp, and I like how intricate you've made the image by focusing a little bit closer to the landscape. If you're looking for a little bit of improvement, just watch the highlights as a little bit of them are a tad bright but I can imagine it's quite a contrasty scene.

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