[PIC_THREAD] Landscapes, Architecture, Seascapes

The_Abyss · 19 Mar 2015 at 21:56

Derwent water
by Greg Kingston, on Flickr

Tachyon · 19 Mar 2015 at 22:38

Some Belfast reflections.

Throttle · 21 Mar 2015 at 01:13

Great pics from the lake district The Abyss

Ice Globe · 22 Mar 2015 at 10:25

The_Abyss said:
I'm a week behind you, just got back from a few days in Windemere. Did you go along the Honister Pass whilst in Buttermere? That's one amazing road!

I did indeed. It's ok in winter but summer can be a real traffic jam procession!

Ice Globe · 22 Mar 2015 at 11:56

The sun was shining in Snowdonia, probably a little too much for my liking!

Carneddau 01 by Ice Globe, on Flickr

Carneddau 03 by Ice Globe, on Flickr

Carneddau 06 by Ice Globe, on Flickr

Carneddau 08 by Ice Globe, on Flickr

Carneddau 09 by Ice Globe, on Flickr

{SAS}TB · 22 Mar 2015 at 19:41

One from the beach today

Footsteps by Jon°, on Flickr

Steve M · 22 Mar 2015 at 20:09

Suburban Sunset by Steve Millward, on Flickr

Kei · 22 Mar 2015 at 21:03

One from the Brecon Beacons.

Llwyn-on Reservoir by --Kei--, on Flickr

Throttle · 23 Mar 2015 at 19:10

[/url]St Bees Head by Robert A Scott, on Flickr[/IMG]

Pebble Tower by Robert A Scott, on Flickr

Kei · 26 Mar 2015 at 23:37

Really like those pebbles, nice use of DOF.

Some of mine from a recent trip up Pen y Fan.

Corn Du Approach by --Kei--, on Flickr

The Black Mountain Range by --Kei--, on Flickr

Craig Gwaun Taf by --Kei--, on Flickr

Wind Turbines in The South by --Kei--, on Flickr

smr · 29 Mar 2015 at 00:38

Fragmented Ice by smurkej, on Flickr

Three Sisters - Vik Beach, Iceland by smurkej, on Flickr

The_Abyss · 30 Mar 2015 at 00:58

Mr Woods, Madison and Billy by Greg Kingston, on Flickr

Ice Globe · 30 Mar 2015 at 22:38

Great moody monotone shots Kei.

smr · 3 Apr 2015 at 11:23

Black and Blue by smurkej, on Flickr

Phal · 3 Apr 2015 at 11:59

Ice does make for some awesome shots

smr · 3 Apr 2015 at 12:02

Phal said:
Ice does make for some awesome shots

Cheers mate, it certainly does, I just finished exporting my set of Ice Cave pictures so I may as well post them all in one go...

Black and Blue by smurkej, on Flickr

Frozen by smurkej, on Flickr

Ice Cave, Iceland by smurkej, on Flickr

Ice Caving at the Jokulsarlon Glacier - Iceland by smurkej, on Flickr

IMG_2006 by smurkej, on Flickr

Ice Cave, Iceland by smurkej, on Flickr

{SAS}TB · 6 Apr 2015 at 18:24

Week # 13 by Jon°, on Flickr

Akmeeda · 7 Apr 2015 at 12:17

The Law, North Berwick by Akmeeda, on Flickr

Recently got a DSLR and into photography and this was really my first attempt at landscape.

D.P. · 7 Apr 2015 at 14:40

Akmeeda said:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7684/17063970542_e5211a42da_b.jpg

Recently got a DSLR and into photography and this was really my first attempt at landscape.

The hardest thing to learn in landscape photography is composition.
In this photo the horizon line is right in the middle so there is an equal weighting to both the foreground and sky, without anything obvious to draw attention to. Such a 50-50 spit works well for some photos for example reflections in lakes because the composition enhances the sense of symmetry.
However in you photos I think you probably want to have much less sky and more foreground, the rough rule of thumb is something like 1/5th sky to 4/5th land. Of course if the sky is super interesting and the main subject you want to swap that over.

The other thing about landscapes is you really want to be looking for leading lines that can draw the viewer in to the subject. look for roads, fences, hedges, walls, rivers, streams etc. that can guide the viewer from up lose to far away, and hopefully to some focal pint like a distant mountain, or a bright sun. The lines don' need to be straight, the classic S-curve of a river is just as powerful and more pleasing

Akmeeda · 7 Apr 2015 at 19:50

D.P. said:
The hardest thing to learn in landscape photography is composition.
In this photo the horizon line is right in the middle so there is an equal weighting to both the foreground and sky, without anything obvious to draw attention to. Such a 50-50 spit works well for some photos for example reflections in lakes because the composition enhances the sense of symmetry.
However in you photos I think you probably want to have much less sky and more foreground, the rough rule of thumb is something like 1/5th sky to 4/5th land. Of course if the sky is super interesting and the main subject you want to swap that over.

The other thing about landscapes is you really want to be looking for leading lines that can draw the viewer in to the subject. look for roads, fences, hedges, walls, rivers, streams etc. that can guide the viewer from up lose to far away, and hopefully to some focal pint like a distant mountain, or a bright sun. The lines don' need to be straight, the classic S-curve of a river is just as powerful and more pleasing

That's great advice, next time I'm out I'll take those things into consideration