New Joiners - Landscapes #794

The low sunlight really makes this shot, gently backlighting the colourful, autumnal trees and casting long, interesting shadows across the landscape. The background mist softens the impact of the buildings, and the little building on the hilltop acts as a focal point. A pleasing seasonal photo.

Woodland is a chaotic and challenging landscape type. However, this is a nicely structured composition. The light and shade provide layers and depth to the photo, and the foreground path subtly guides the viewer's eye. I might add a tiny amount of saturation to help the image pop.

I love reflections and the symmetrical looking compositions they create. This is a very serene scene and the cloud is lovely. In my opinion, the object in the bottom right corner is a distraction and dilutes the simplicity of the shot.

This is your classic big vista. A beautiful mountainous landscape, boasting lovely golden light, a big sky, and great depth and detail. What's not to like?

From a technical viewpoint, I might be tempted to reduce the brightness of the cloud in the top right corner.

This is a really well seen image and expertly framed. While the ice is a bit grubby in places, I don't think it is too distracting. The colour and texture of the ice is really engaging and using a 'frame within a frame' in this way has produced a very solid composition. Well done.

The Wave looks like an amazing place to visit, but just because a location is naturally beautiful, doesn't mean it is easy to photograph. This is a considered composition that really highlights the shape, sweep and texture of the rock formation. An engaging intimate view of an extraordinary place.

I overlooked this photo when I first viewed it, but, the second time of asking, it jumped out at me. It is a well composed image with water, reed-bed, land, and sky divided the frame so precisely. The raptor adds a needed focal point. An unconventional and striking image.

This is beautiful coastal view with crystal clear seas and remote building - the type of image that wouldn't look out of place in a tourist guide.

However, the horizon is wonky and on the right of the image you can clearly see where the photo is stitched together - in fact, there are a couple of awkward and obvious joins. Always make sure the the tripod is perfectly level when attempting a panoramic stitch - it makes it far easier to get a seamless result at the editing stage.

It is the processing, rather than the capture, that lets this image down. The photo is horribly contrasty and the blue sky is too dark and saturated. Highlight and shadow detail is lost and there appears to be a dog's head creeping into the bottom left corner! Vignetting needs correcting too. Quite simply, the original file needs to be re-edited to produce a more visually pleasing and natural result.

I do like images like this that are not your traditional big landscape, but instead highlight specific texture, colour, and interest within the landscape.

I might have been tempted to rotate the camera slightly to place the transition between the sand patterns and water ripples diagonally - rather than straight down the middle of the frame - but otherwise a well seen and captured 'intimate landscape'.

This is one of those nice, moody shots that probably needs to be viewed on a big screen to be fully appreciated. The snowy peaks contrast neatly with that dark, brooding sky behind. The photo conveys a great sense of wildness and isolation.

What a beautiful, tranquil scene. The pink sky and reflections produce a lovely sense of calm. The two roosting birds behind the foreground reeds is nice point of interest. The file is a little noisy - I might be tempted to apply some noise reduction in post to remedy this.

This is a lovely view with colourful flowers carpeting the foreground. However, shooting directly into the sun is often challenging, as the level of contrast is so high. In this instance, the sky is overexposed in parts and highlight detail is lost. Changing viewpoint slightly and shooting a side-lit view will often produce a more pleasing result.

This photo appears to be taken by a drone, such is the elevated and overhead perspective. It is a very effective view and the different textures, colours, and layers in the image keep the viewer's eye engaged. A different shot that gets better the longer you look at it.

This is a wonderful scene, but in my opinion, there is just too much foreground and wasted space. Had the photographer got closer to the water's edge (and excluded some of the foreground rock), or just pointed their camera upward to include the mountain peaks and cloud, the shot would have more interest and impact.