Landscape Photographer of the Year

[ryme-intrinseca]

Landscape photography is a passion of mine, and my ambition is to have one of my photographs shortlisted for this prestigious competition. I recognise that I have a lot of improvements to make before even having images worth entering, but to see one of my photographs appear amongst the beautiful images in the annual books would be a dream come true!

I was surprised and delighted when I found out that someone I know - Antony Spencer - had won this year. http://www.take-a-view.co.uk/winners.htm

Antony lives quite close to me and I have been in touch with him for a long time through Flickr, but have never met him face to face. I've admired his work for years, and I'm so pleased that he won this year. Even better, the winning pic was of Corfe Castle, close to where I live.

My reason for posting this is - has anyone ever entered this competition? Does anyone have any tips that might help me to take an image worthy of entering?

[Stephen]

Re: Landscape Photographer of the Year

My reason for posting this is - has anyone ever entered this competition? Does anyone have any tips that might help me to take an image worthy of entering?

I've never entered such competitions, call it lazyness, or being over critical of my own photography, maybe both However it seems to me that the best tips are to be seen in looking at winning entries. All the category winners are using the best light, morning or evening. They often use specific weather or atmospheric conditions. Sometimes they are set up in some way, maybe the scene has been planned and some forethought has gone into creating the image. Then of course there is the ability to use post processing to enhance the image. It has to be said that most of these entries have been "made" rather than simply "taken". Oh, and I'd suggest that although the latest winner is in portrait format, the majority are in Landscape format which naturally appears bigger on the page................something to consider anyway

I wish you luck anyway, and have a great Christmas

[ash]

Re: Landscape Photographer of the Year

For me I think its TIME, I take alot of images and scenes for my own pleasure because its what I love doing, however fitting this in to your life and entering such competitions is a chore at the moment for me, I envy those that can do this, watch this space I will do these things, 2011......

Ash.