New Joiners - Landscapes #796

This is another great example of how to show off a cloud inversion. I love witnessing cloud inversions, they are one of my favourite natural phenomenons, especially in autumn, but they can be tricky to photograph because it's basically just cloud on the ground. This is why your image is so good, you've managed to both depict the 'epicness' of the cloud inversion, but also give it context by including the autumnal woodland.

The overcast sky actually aids you here, allowing for the light to remain even throughout the frame. The colours of the woodland are gorgeous and really elevate the image.

Overall, a lovely depiction of some tremendous conditions, thank you for sharing!

This is a really good use of both monochrome conversion and negative space.

I think it shows that you have a creative mind to be able to find a composition from this scene. You do a tremendous job and have created something that has a touch of abstract about it.

I think if this image was in colour it might have lost some of the impact, but the mono conversion means that the white of the boats stand out against the dark of the sea, making for a striking contrast.

I like your positioning, with the boats towards the top right of the frame, allowing for negative space around the boats and ensuring if the eye wanders, it returns to the boats.

Well seen, captured and processed.

This image has bags of atmosphere and mood. You capture the kind of conditions that I love to work in, misty and damp. You've done well with the composition, allowing the road that turns through the heart of the composition to lead the eye from one part of the frame to another.

The low cloud and mist is obscuring the background allowing for some mystery around where the road might lead. The trees that flank the roadside add some interest and your processing is interesting, giving the frame a filmic feel and leaning into the green of the foliage.

An interesting image, thanks for sharing.

I absolutely love witnessing cloud inversions. I would say they represent some of my favourite landscape photography conditions and your image here is a wonderful illustration of why.

That being said, I find them extremely hard to photography because really it's just a cloud on the ground and it needs more than the fog/mist to make it work. This is why this image works so well. The inclusion of the snowy foreground adds interest and something to contrast with the sea of fog. We get to see just how low in the valley the fog is.

In addition, your timing is great, just as the sun is peaking over the clouds, creating a delightful sunstar. The low light is flooding over the snowy foreground, adding some much needed contrast and warm to proceedings.

A splendid image that must have been magic to witness in real life, thank you for sharing!

I absolutely love that you can shoot long exposures on an iPhone and your image here is a demonstration of why.

I think a lot of people would look at this image and assume it was taken on a DSLR with filters involved to get the water smooth, but instead you were able to create it with just your phone. Obviously there are some limitations, especially in relation to the length of the exposure, but here it works perfectly.

Your composition works well, framing the waterfall with foliage at the front and right of the frame. You've gone for a portrait orientation which holds attention on the waterfall, but allows some sky in to balance out the composition.

Nicely done, you demonstrate perfectly that the best camera is the one you have on you.

I'm a huge fan of cityscapes and I think shooting in an urban environment can lead be highly creative and allow us landscape photographers to explore a different side to our photographic expertise.

The panorama you've created here works really well and shows off not just the urban sprawl, but some greenery in the city too. I like that the park and the water features consume the foreground, and that you've managed to capture a little bit of movement in the fountains. This leads the eye to the skyscrapers in the background, and the 360 view of elevation gives plenty for the viewer to enjoy.

The monochrome conversion works well and ensures there are no distracting colours in the frame. Thank you for sharing!

I always think it is really difficult to take images from airplanes, which is a shame because often you're flying over places that you'd never have the chance to visit. However, this one bucks the trend. You've managed to avoid having too many distracting reflections of the airplane interior making their way into the frame and the plane was low enough that it feels like we're looking over the landscape rather than directly down onto it.

I love the moodiness of the cloud in the distance and the sheer scale of the mountain range rising above the clouds.

Nicely done, thanks for sharing!

I love the name that you've given this tree in your description. I think Eleanor Roosevelt is an appropriate moniker and I like that you've subverted the normal idea that a stalwart oak might require a male identifier.

Names aside, it's the composition that works here. You've positioned yourself underneath the tree, allowing for that sense of scale and grandeur to permeate through the frame, pulling our gaze from the trunk to the very tops of the branches. The colour contrasts on show are really impactful, with the brown of the trunk clashing with the autumnal colours of the leaves, all set against a cloudless blue sky.

It's a great combination that has been well executed, well done.

This is a fabulous image and a deserved winner. It's not often that an image stands out above the rest upon first look. This just has a little bit of everything -- the drama of the snow and cloud catching on the peaks illuminated un the light which is bringing out the shadows and the highlights.

The monochrome conversion works well and gives the image a timeless feel. The little detail that really makes the image pop is the inclusion of the lone figure, walking towards the peaks through the snow, leaving behind their footprints. It adds both an element of scale and mystery, pointing to the indomitable spirit of man vs nature.

The image has some dust spots present that have been missed. They're small and only noticeable after a while but I think removing them in post would make the image even more impactful. That being said, this is a delightful image and even with the dust spots, it's a worthy winner!

This is a scene and a location that I know well. An iconic part of the Peak District that enthrals landscape photographers, whatever the conditions.

I like that you have used the fence as a leading line, pulling our eye in to the scene and leading it towards the tors in the background.

Often you see this location at sunrise or sunset with dramatic lighting, so it's rather nice to see a different depiction, with the gloomy skies taking centre stage and your processing emphasising the mood.

A dramatic image that has been well seen, captured and processed, thank you for sharing.

I really like the simplicity of this image and the fact that it only has four elements that work together in harmony.

Firstly there is the blue sea that takes up the foreground and leads the eye to the distant horizon. There we find a hint of land through different rock formations. Above is the sky which is mostly clear apart from some high cloud and warmth near the horizon. Finally, the element that ties together all the other parts of the frame, is the fisherman on his boat silhouetted against the rest of the backdrop.

It works well and demonstrates an understanding of composition. Thanks for sharing.

This is an impactful drone shot that shows off the variation in habitat that is found along the coast and that makes for an interesting composition.

The green of the grass in the bottom right of the frame gives way to the rocks scattered along the beach, and the rocky shoreline, eventually dissolving into the milky turquoise colour of the sea.

The little detail that makes this image work for me is the giant human shaped shadow that's being cast across the beach by the low light. It just gives the image a little mystery. Thanks for sharing.

Some images are all about the quality of the light that has been captured and I would put this image firmly in that category.

That low, evening light is backlighting all of the trees that you've captured in this frame. You've done well to dampen down the sun by positioning it behind one of the trees.

I like that you've included a little bit of the outcrop to give context to the trees and included some of the sky to balance out the frame.

I've seen many images from this location and they always fascinate me. It must be a photographers dream to have light cascading through the canyon like that, illuminating different sections and showing off the glorious deep reds and orange colours of the canyon walls.

The light that you've captured here looks tremendous, and it's a pity that some of the highlights are blown out so we lose some of the detail. I love how the light has picked out the richness of the colours and helps to show off the textures. Despite the blown highlights, this is still a great image, thank you for sharing!