Wow, this is such an amazing view that you've managed to capture here. I like the different layers and shapes running through the frame from the rocks that you're near enough stood upon to the separate bays that fill the frame as far back as the mountain range in the distance. The colour treatment is good and even though it's had some HDR work to it this also works very well.
Your image stood out as soon as I saw it. I like what you've done with the Framing at the bottom of the image with the use of the cliff edge, it's nice to see the horizon relatively level comma and also the interest in sky with the clouds taking up a nice proportion of the frame yet not overpowering the whole image.
A really like this image and when I saw it it just stopped me as I was looking through. I'd like the details in the rocks either side of the valley but then when you then examine the image more you then see the whites on the water crashing against the rocks as it snakes through the image. A bit I find a little bit distracting is the clouds and that's some of the highlights appear to be quite blown out and there's also a little bit of color banding at the top of the frame to , but all in this is really nice piece of work.
Your image gives such a great sense of scale that you don't notice at first. When you then noticed a castle at the bottom of the frame you then realize how big this mountain is and I love how you've managed to play with the positioning to get this to happen. I love high rich the details are within the frame and also the color treatment given to the work is well. The positioning of the peak of the hill the center of the frame which is sloping you the side also works really well too.
What gorgeous scene that you've captured here, there's a lot going on and yet there's a lot of nice open space to help set the scene. I like how you captured the light and the way is illuminating everything and nice golden hue and creating some beautiful Shadows in the foregrounds, the trees and also in the mountains in the distance. It's always worth thinking about the edges of the frame and would the image work better and not having the vehicles on the right hand side, these are simple things that can help tidy every shot.
This is quite an interesting image comma and note that you managed to not let the highlights blow out at the top of the frame where it appears to be it's brightest comma and also preserved a few of the details in the rock through the mist, this must have been quite technically challenging. I think it'd be nice to see more of the area as this would help to set the scene even more.
Beautiful photo with a feeling of calm with the mist that removes any distractions from the background in the shot. I like the positioning of the tree central in the frame with its dark structure running from the bottom to the top of the shot. You can't help but notice the nice sharp details that you've captured in your work, testament to the saying, the best camera is the one you have on you
This is a great view point that you have shot from here. I like how you captured the sun as it lands on the Landscape front of you and cast some beautiful shadows which I'm guessing is at sunrise or sunset due to how low it is. I like the detail rich layers as you go through the frame from the path in front of you to the hills of the distance, all showing part of the area that you live in. One thing I consider changing is the roof of the house on the right hand side I find this a little bit distracting and possibly would have excluded that in the shot.
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This is a great scene and it's nice to read about the effort gone into create the image. I like your you portrait to lay the depth of the scene to be shown and the channels of the water to be able to become part of that feature as a snakes through the whole of the frame. It looks like it was a challenging scene to shoot due to the reflections of the water from the sun, but you still come away with decent image.
This is a real nice intimate landscape with the water trundling down the brook. I like how you've also captured some of those pockets of light hitting off the vegetation and helping to illuminate the scene in those specific areas. The details are nice and rich in the foliage and this really helps to make the image stand out as well as the really well exposed work.
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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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This is a great view and one that'll be technically challenging to expose correctly, with the force of the sun behind the rock formation this can then leave the rock in shadow, but it's good to see that you have managed to preserve these details. The foreground does seem a little bit dull and to do with the Shadows been lifted up a little bit, but this is just a minor criticism.
I really like your title for the shot, as soon as I saw the image that's kind of what I thought I was seeing, that is great to see nature delivering us amazing scenes and you've been able to capture this and preserve all the details in the highlights in the sea and the cloud while doing this. I like the choice of the composition as well to be showing the grasses, the shingle and the waves crashing, with the waves mimicking the shape of the shoreline, this is another cool element of your capture.
This is a beautiful capture and something that is typical what I would normally be out shooting. I love how you have captured the waves pushing up to you on the beach and chosen to freeze those in time rather than going for the more traditional long exposure. I also like how you've captured that golden hour and blue our mix in the sky, that is so nice to see and even better that none of it looks over or under exposed.
It's great to see something a little bit different in the competition every now and then and this is done very well. You've done very well with the framing and that is one of the hardest things to be doing when undertaken drone work. Nothing looks like it's out of place on the edge of the frame and the images itself tells a nice story with what's going on at the site that you've documented.