New Joiners - Landscapes #857

This is a tremendous image and a view of Mt Fuji that I haven't seen before. I'm a big fan of those slithers of time either between night and dawn or between sunset and certified darkness. It is a time when ambient and artificial light balance each other out, especially when there is some urban lights involved, like in this image.

The lights of the dwelling across the water reflect in the stillness of the lake, demonstrating a myriad of colours. Above, Mt Fuji rises like a protective parent, overlooking the town below. The night is completely clear, which the last of the stars shining, again reflecting in the water.

I love the processing here, leaning into the blues, but allowing the lights to carry some more warmer tones.

An impressive composition that makes the most of the light, content and conditions. Thanks for sharing!

There is something otherworldly about underwater shots. The way the light filters through the water and is diffused throughout the frame really creates an interesting atmosphere. I like your position, low to the kelp or sea grass that is reaching up from the bottom of the water source. The highlights on the surface have blown out a little but that doesn't detract too much from the impact overall as we can still see the shafts of light catching on the grass/foliage.

I'd recommend cropping out the grass/foliage that is on the far left of the frame as it pulls the eye out of the image and a crop would make the composition even more impactful. An unusual scene, thank you for sharing!

This is one of those images that invites you in and makes you want to be there.

I can image myself moving over to the hammock and having a nap. The use of portrait orientation means that everything sits well in the frame, and allows us to see not only the hammocks but the palm trees too.

The use of cross processing makes the image stand out, leaning into those oranges and blues. The low cumulous clouds in the distance out to sea also add some nice texture. An image that does what it says on the tin and works well, thanks for sharing.

Some images are all about getting the scenery sharp from front to back, and others are much more about a shallow depth of field that helps to evoke a feeling or mood. This image sits in the latter category for me. The foliage in the front of the frame is in focus and the rest is not, which means our attention is drawn to that part of the image.

In the background there is a fence that moves diagonally through the frame, adding some structure and separating the front part of the image from the back. In the distance the sun burns over the horizon, and you've done well not to blow out the highlights significantly. This horizon is a little wonky and could easily be straightened in post to improve the composition.

That aside, there is much to like here, from the framing to the light. Thanks for sharing.

I'm a big fan of cityscapes because it gives the chance to implement all the knowledge and skill of landscape photography in an urban setting.

I like your vantage point, looking down onto the city below with the expressway acting as a leading line into the buildings in the distance. The curve of the road stands in contrast to the vertical buildings towering over the city below.

You've caught quite the sunset, to the point where it looks a little like it's been added in post, but sometimes they can just look that way. Either way it makes the image, adding a dramatic backdrop that elevates the composition and makes the buildings stand out.

Nicely seen, captured and processed, thanks for sharing.

This is an impressive scene that you've captured well. The idea of the lone tree or the lone house is a trope popular in landscape photography for good reason, it evokes the notion of loneliness yet also a sense of resilience.

You've used the light to powerful effect, illuminating the house in the valley, allowing it to stand out against the dramatic mountain scenery in the distance. The sharp angles of the eves presenting in the roof of the house seem to replicate the sharp summit of the mountain in the distance and that makes the image even more satisfying.

The portrait orientation keeps everything tight in the frame, and the change in texture/colour of the landscape in the middle of the frame acts as a line to lead us from one part of the image to the other.

A powerful composition that demonstrates your skill as a photographer, thanks for sharing.

This image is all about the light and conditions interacting with the scenery. The tree line starts at the right of the frame with the palm tree and moves along the middle of the frame with a variety of different trees in various blooms.

There is a hint of mist rising in the middle of the frame, suggesting that this was taken close to the start of the day, and that adds a little bit of separation from the foliage in the background.

The greens and yellows are lush, dominating the frame, and contrasting with the blue sky above. I'd consider cropping out the last tree on the left of the frame because it's not fully in the image and pulls the eye out of the composition. That aside, there is plenty to enjoy in this image, thanks for sharing.

You've captured an impressive view of Yosemite, with the iconic waterfall acting as the centrepiece.

I like that you've opted to shoot in portrait. This keeps all the elements tight in the frame and focusses our attention on the parts of the image that are most impactful.

There is a little bit of a blue colour cast consuming the mountain top and this could be easily corrected in post by decreasing the blues to make the image look a little more natural.

That aside, there is plenty to enjoy here, thank you for sharing.

This image is dominated by the rough, arid terrain of the landscape. It feels almost alien and it is fascinating to look at, with the ragged rock formations splintered away from the landscape, wholly unwelcoming and threatening.

The low light is gorgeous, casting across the rocks and the illuminating them with a hint of rose. This stands in contrast to the blue sky above containing a couple of hot air balloons disappearing into the blue and adding scale to the image, making the landscape look huge in comparison.

An impressive images that uses all the elements in the frame to powerful effect, thank you for sharing.

There is a cinematic quality to this image that makes it feel like the opening frame of a movie and we, the viewer are about to be taken on an intriguing journey.

The pathway in the middle of the image leads the eye from the front to the middle of the frame and these intriguing rock formations. The curve that is naturally built in to that path really elevates the image. I like the panoramic crop you've decided on, but I think there is a little too much sky and it could benefit from a tighter crop to make everything sit more comfortably in the frame.

Other than that, this is an intriguing image that makes me want to look closer, thank you for sharing.

Every time I see an image from Ireland it makes me want to visit even more. I love that you've captured the transitional time where autumn clashes with winter and you get those lovely, crisp autumn colours combined with snow on the tops. Those are some of my favourite conditions.

Your composition works well, with the tree acting as the main element in the frame, leading the eye through the water source below and onwards to the hilltops in the distance. The moody, overcast sky adds a sense of impending peril and overall this is a lovely scene that has been well captured and processed, thanks for sharing.

Loch Etive and Glen Coe in general is such a wonderful place for landscape photography and your image is a lovely demonstration of why so many embark upon the journey to this part of Scotland.

This composition works well, with the rocks on the shoreline leading the eye into the rest of the image, and the long exposure adds some narrative to the composition through the movement of the clouds in the sky.

The low light brings out the colours of the hillside and adds some colour to the cloud.

Nicely seen, captured and processed. A lovely image from a gorgeous part of the world.

There is a lovely slither of time between sunset and certified darkness where the natural light fades and the ambient light grows, but both balance each other out. You've captured this image right in that sweet spot, just before night takes hold.

In the distance, the last of the colour and light can be seen behind the mountains, and in the foreground the lights of the harbour and ships illuminate the composition.

I love the silhouettes of the distance hills and the feeling of fading warmth. This is helped by your vantage point so we feel as though we're looking down on everything that is happening below.

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