New Joiners - Landscapes #782

I'm not a drone photographer, but I love their perspective and the unique way they capture the landscape. I think this image works really well. The combination of waves, rocks, and sand - and their contrasting textures - produce a compelling image. The figures and their shadows provide interest and scale. A well visualised, captured, and processed shot.

Another gorgeous misty image. While this might not be a classically beautiful scene, the conditions really enhance it. It is well framed with the workers in the foreground neatly placed. The mixture of cool and warm tones is attractive and the overall mood is compelling. Shots like this help illustrate the importance of getting up early and shooting in magical light and conditions.

This is a well seen, constructed, and captured image. I just love the soft, misty layers formed by the overlapping hills - what a vista! While this view makes a great photo without the people, the family add interest and a real sense of perspective. They are neatly placed, and the composition feels well-balanced overall.

This is a scene I have photographed myself and it is a lovely spot when the conditions are as good as this. Frost, mist, and backlighting combine to produce a beautifully atmospheric result. The composition and choice of focal length are good. From a processing perspective, I would make this image softer and less contrasty maybe, but that is a matter of personal taste. A very beautiful and seasonal shot.

This is a fantastic view and a really nicely composed shot. While ideally it would be nice to have separation between the bothy's chimneys and the landscape behind (to provide a clean outline of the building), I doubt there was the elevation or shooting angle to achieve this. This shot has an engaging sense of place and isolation. It's well processed too - nicely done.

I really like this image. The family disappearing down the winding path, walking into this lush, green landscape, add so much interest and scale to this photo. It is a lovely rural scene - well captured and sensitively processed. It might not be a shot you would hang on your wall, but it would make a great double page spread in a walking or country magazine.

The low, warm sunlight and deep, dark shadows produce eye-catching contrast, colour, and depth. This is a simple but effective composition. The camels provide a needed focal point. But I would prefer there to be more negative space in front of the riders, rather than behind them.

This image has lovely atmosphere. The little sailing boat is placed close to a dividing third to create a more stimulating composition - and the heavy sky and glistening water work well converted to black and white. The dust spots in the sky are distracting, though - remember to keep your sensor clean, or to clone out any marks when editing your files.

This is a beautiful image - the calm, reflective lake conveys a fantastic sense of tranquility. The light is attractive and the scene boasts good contrast and depth. Unfortunately, the file quality is low and I can't place this image in my top 10 based on this alone. Sorry.

This is an eye-catching and well captured storm shot. The timing is good and the conversion to black and white helps add to the drama of the conditions. The selection of a fast shutter speed has enabled the photographer to work handheld in challenging conditions and to freeze the movement of the waves. Personally, I might be temped to tighten up the composition slightly by removing a slither of clear sky from the top of the frame.

Mist reduces the landscape to a series of simple layers and shapes - it provides mood and mystery. This is a lovely image. I find the building in the bottom right corner a little distracting, but otherwise it is a well-composed image, with the layers of trees directing the viewer's eye into the frame toward the distant buildings.

A beautiful, vivid rainbow which the photographer has captured well. However, in this instance, the landscape beneath it is not particularly attractive or interesting, so the image's overall appeal is limited. When shooting rainbows, it is worth attaching a polarising filter - rotated correctly, it will enhance colours.

This is a challenging scene to capture, shooting into the light and with dark, shadowy cliffs and rocks in the foreground. But other than a few overexposed highlights, the photographer has done well with exposure and balanced the light successfully. The length of exposure has created a nice, attractive level of water motion.

St Mary's lighthouse is a stunning location and I like this blue hour version. It's dark and moody and has instant impact as a result. However, I'm not a huge fan of people placed awkwardly and unnaturally within the landscape. Personally, I would prefer this shot without the lone figure with hands in pockets. I also think a squarer aspect ratio would suit this image.