New Joiners - Landscapes #808

This is what I like to refer to as a classic landscape image where you've taken all the elements in the frame and given them a place in a composition.

In the foreground there is the train track, curving into the shot and leading the eye from the front of the frame to the back. Beyond, the distant mountains are hazy, with the blue hue complimenting the greens and yellows visible in the foreground. Above, the textures of the clouds really add something extra to the scene, and the lack of the light means the tones are even throughout the frame.

The portrait orientation keeps everything tight in the frame and overall this image works well as a representational piece of photography, thank you for sharing.

This is a lovely example of the mantra I like to opine -- the best camera is the one you have on you. Yes, there are many qualities of big SLRs or mirrorless cameras, but sometimes the humble phone camera can do just as well and allow you some creative freedom rather than being hamstrung by the trappings of kit and expectation. After all, the camera should be the conduit, not a barrier, to the landscape.

Of course, the image is helped by your composition, with the little bit of foreground out of focus and the tree on the left of the frame leading the eye to the waterfall in this distance. The low cloud really helps with the atmosphere and gives the image a romantic feel, as if it was straight out of a movie. The deep greens of the landscape are tempered by the cool blue tone of the encroaching clouds.

Nicely seen, captured and processed, thank you for sharing.

I think this is one of those images that many people would overlook because it has no bombastic colours or 'epic' feel, but as far as I'm concerned, it's all the better for it.

Black and white is a difficult medium in which to work as there is nowhere to hide, the image is paired back to its most basic elements; the interplay between shadow and highlights. Your image has a hi-key feel to it, aided by the mist that evens out the tones and gives the image an ethereal feel.

I like the play between the moody clouds at the top of the frame and the more translucent mist below, revealing just a little of the landscape, enough to keep us interested while still obscuring the wider landscape in the distance. It gives the image a feeling of mystery and intensity. The tree in the middle of the frame really ties together the composition, although I'd be interested to see a 1:1 version with the negative space on the right of the frame excluded.

A quiet landscape that is deserved of it's place in this cohort of images, thank you for sharing.

What I like most about this image is the way you demonstrates the harmony, and tension, between human and nature.

Where you've positioned yourself and the camera for the composition shows off the scale and drama of the landscape, with the mountain range dominating the majority of the frame. Below, the human element, in the form of the winding road making it's way up from the valley and the cars in the lay-by, small against the sheer scale of the landscape in which they preside.

The light is helpful, catching on various elements in the frame and bringing to life the landscape. The greens of the mountainside complement the blues in the sky above, and the winding nature of the road adds some interest to the frame.

A splendid rendition that benefits from your positioning and processing, thank you for sharing.

I have seen many images depicting this shed (and the others nearby) and the landscape in which it sits, but rarely from this angle, so it is refreshing to see a different take on such a well known location.

Your image has a wonderfully painterly quality to it, partly helped by the diffused light that you mention in the description but also by your processing choices. I like that we're seeing a different side to the Dolomites, one that emphasises the more pastoral side to this extraordinary landscape and deliberately chooses to exclude the mountains in the distance that become such a fixture in many of the photographs from this region.

The portrait orientation works well, framing the shed between two sets of trees, and the whole feel of the image puts me in mind of painters in the style of Constable.

Really nicely done, thank you for sharing!

There is plenty to enjoy in this composition, from the architecture of the building at the front of the frame to the shapes and textures of the rocks rising out the landscape all around.

I like that your positioning allows the architecture to be situated amongst the landscape, flanked by both rock and forest. The greens complement the granite greys and the overcast light keeps the tones even throughout.

The sky in the distance is hazy and doesn't add too much to the composition but it helps to increase the atmosphere of the whole image.

Well seen, captured and processed. Thanks for sharing.

This is a different view of Half Dome and it's all the better for it. This angle provides something a little more out of the ordinary and allows the viewer to concentrate on the summit and the unusual shape of the mountain.

I like that you've got the trees in the foreground, surviving in what appears to be a fairly inhospitable environment. The cracks in the rock lead the eye to the distinct shape of Half Dome, rising up in the background.

There is a little bit of a colour cast visible, with Half Dome appearing to have a blue hue. This could be corrected easily in post to make the image even more impactful. That aside this works well, thank you for sharing.

As we enter the beginning of September in the UK, autumn is in the air and your image really brings to mind the best of the season.

I like the feel of your image, with the damp atmosphere adding to the overall effectiveness and the chopped and stacked logs on either side of the pathway leading the eye in the frame and towards the trees in the distance. The warm oranges and browns of the timber contrast with yellows and greens of the trees making for a lovely combination and relationship between the two.

I like that you've made the decision to exclude the sky so all the viewers attention stays focused on the relationship between the timber and the trees. An uneasy scene that may well speak to the fate of many of these trees in the future. Nice story telling that is aided by your composition and processing choices. Thanks for making me look forward to autumn even more than I am already!

This image speaks to those cold, winter mornings when there is a ground frost and just a hint of mist adding some atmosphere.

I like the big difference in colours throughout this scene, with the blues of the ground and the clouds interrupted by the bright, bold colours of dawn, singing in the day with orange and pink hues.

I can feel the cold and sense the anticipation of the morning. This is another great demonstration of why the best camera is the one you have on you and you're able to just capture the moment.

One of those images that makes me look forward to winter, thank you for sharing.

I like it when I see an image that shows the photographer is willing to think outside the box. This is a great example of that. The average photographer might well have stood on the opposing river bank to the hotel and took a standard shot where the hotel was reflecting in the water and the horizon was situated in the middle of the frame.

However, what you've done is much more interesting. You've used the tree as a way of framing the hotel, ensuring it arches around the building, allowing it to take centre stage.

Because you're using a wide angle, there is some distortion in the lines of the hotel which could be corrected in post, but I like the relationship between the sandy colour of the architecture, the green of the tree and the thin sliver of blue sky between them.

Always nice to see some creative thinking, thank you for sharing!

I love those summer evenings where the sky looks like this as the day gives way to sunset. Those low, cumulous clouds have enough gaps in them so the light of the low sun is able to escape and cascade across the countryside, illuminating the crops below.

You've done a really good job of capturing the colour and drama and I love the complimentary colours of both the field and the clouds.

A classic sunset scene of the rural UK. Well done on wrangling those highlights and keeping an even exposure throughout, making sure that magical sky takes centre stage.

Well seen, captured and processed, thank you for sharing.

I've photographed (and looked at) this scene many times so it's nice to see a slightly different take on the composition.

Your use of the bridge as a foreground to the cathedral in the distance, flanked by the street light on the left of the frame, works well. The moody sky above the cathedral also works well, with the blue hue of the clouds complimenting the warm colour of the stone work.

I would have accounted for a bit more space between the cathedral and the street light, as well as the street light and the edge of the frame. However, that aside, this composition works well, thank you for sharing.

This image has a touch of the surreal about it. It took a while for my brain to make sense of what it was looking at -- deckchairs and palm trees in the middle of snow!

I love images like this that make you look twice, and this one in particular seems to have a sense of humour.

The image is helped by your composition with the deck chairs and palm trees taking up much of the frame, and the whole scene is given some context by the skis and ski poles that are positioned in the snow.

I like that in the distance the trees are just about visible, adding some backdrop. The light blue of the deckchairs sits in sharp contrast to the lack of colour elsewhere in the image and overall this is one of those photos that demands a closer look, thank you for sharing.

Poppies are a staple of every summer. Their arrival is fixed point in the diary of many landscape photographers and for good reason; the bold, bright colours can bring even the most mundane hillside or field to life in the most magnificent way. Your image is a rather lovely rendition of this phenomenon in action.

There is always a danger when photographing directly into the light, especially when it comes to lens flare, but you manage it well in this image, and keep the highlights from burning out. The backlit poppies are delightful, complimenting the warm orange tones in the sky, evenly spread throughout the field with a good measure of greenery thrown in to balance out the colours.

There are a couple of visible dust spots that detract from the overall effectiveness of the image and they could easily be removed in post. That aside, the composition works and overall this is a powerful depiction of the annual poppy show that demonstrates your ability as a landscape photographer, thank you for sharing.