View Full Version : Take a View - Landscape Photographer of the Year 2009
As some of you may know, I did quite well in this competition last year (http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35060) so naturally I entered it again this year.
I had four entries shortlisted out of the 15 I entered and on Friday I was told that this shot has been Highly Commended.
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Tent.jpg
And this one was Commended as well.
http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/119/c/0/The_Sunset_Way_by_Waylandscape .jpg
That means the both go Into the book (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Landscape-Photographer-Year-Collection-Photography/dp/0749563346/ref=wl_itt_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=ICK20KIBJ31DF&colid=2BVZMV15F2CFX) and the Exhibition at the National Theatre 5th December to 24th January... I'm dead chuffed again. :D
All the shortlisted pictures were taken on the same trip (http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39943) earlier this year.
Well done mate - cracking shots (as always!) :You_Rock_
Well done Wayland...well deserved!
Simon
Mesquite
19-10-2009, 12:15
Congratulations Gary, it's well deserved :)
jack by the hedge
19-10-2009, 13:38
They are very nice indeed. I like to take a picture myself but am still on film as I'm unable to move into digital at the moment. Cost! Meh!
So are they straight up or did you preform a certain amount of post production on them?
Just shown everyone in the office as well and we now all agree.
excellent!
jbth
scubapauly
19-10-2009, 14:16
Excellent shots well done.
congrats gary, well deserved.
John Fenna
19-10-2009, 16:01
Very nice shots!
Congrats!
Well done again Gary, thoroughly deserved.
Any chance we can see the other shots that didn't make it through ?
They are very nice indeed. I like to take a picture myself but am still on film as I'm unable to move into digital at the moment. Cost! Meh!
So are they straight up or did you preform a certain amount of post production on them?
Just shown everyone in the office as well and we now all agree.
excellent!
jbth
Every digital photo requires a certain amount of post production just to turn raw binary image data into a viewable picture.
In many consumer cameras that is handled by software in camera programmed by a technician who makes a guess at what you are most likely to be pointing a camera at.
I prefer to optimise the image data myself based upon what I am actually shooting.
It's just the same as choosing a film / developer combination, using filters and printing the final image.
The competition imposes strict limitations on the type of post production work allowed so you can be assured that what you see is much the same as what I saw when I took the pictures.
Excellent work as usual Wayland. Well done!
I'm not surprised those shots did so very well Gary :D You have every reason to be well chuffed :approve:
atb,
M
beachlover
19-10-2009, 20:14
Lovely work.
I prefer the second to be honest, but that's not knocking either ;) :)
the second shot is beautiful. :cool:
Well done ( again ) Gary.
Lovely work.
I prefer the second to be honest, but that's not knocking either ;) :)
The second shot was entered in a class that attracts a much larger number of entries so in some ways although it is "rated" lower it achieved more if that makes sense.
Well done again Gary, thoroughly deserved.
Any chance we can see the other shots that didn't make it through ?
I'll see what I can do, they are all on my website somewhere so I'll have to sort out the hot links.
Better if I do it sober though. ;)
Cool pics mate...as usual!!
Here you go Shewie....
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Lindisfarne_Castle_Pier_in_Mis t.jpg
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Lindisfarne_Castle_Sunrise02.j pg
The two above were the other shortlisted entries.
Those and the one below were all taken at Lindisfarne.
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Crab_Pot_Castle_2.jpg
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Dunstanburgh-Dawn.jpg
Dunstanburgh Castle.
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Whinny_Hill.jpg
Whinney Hill
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Howick_Sunrise.jpg
Howick
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Tioram-Castle-new02.jpg
Tioram Castle
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Crown_Mine.jpg
Crown Mines, Botallack Head
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Roche_Roch_2.jpg
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Roche_Rock_1.jpg
Roche Rock
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Cwmorthin_Gill.jpg
Cymorthin
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Hoidge_Close_new.jpg
Hodge Close
http://www.waylandscape.co.uk/assets/images/Seaburn_new.jpg
Seaburn
Prawnster
20-10-2009, 11:04
They are beautiful photographs Gary. I wish I had the skills to take pictures half as good as those.
:eek:
They are stunning Gary, some I've seen before but some I've not.
I was talking to Simon about the prints he got from you a couple of years ago, I could be dropping you a PM on this I think.
My printer is on the blink at the moment so I'd have to get any print done commercially now I'm afraid. :o
Cap'n Badger
20-10-2009, 12:15
Ye never fails t' impress sah.......well done.
Really good work.
I'm impressed (and I'm a photographer so I'm a bit jealous too :p - I need to get out of the smog a bit more).
Thanks everyone.
It's just the way I see the World. :dunno:
Well done Wayland, your landscapes are amazing!
Mesquite
20-10-2009, 20:17
Thanks everyone.
It's just the way I see the World. :dunno:
And I for one am very glad you're willing to share your view of the world Gary.
Like others I'll be speaking to you about buying a couple prints from you. Just have to sit down with the little wifey to decide what we want :)
Humbling stuff, Wayland. These images are perfect. Thank you.
Pandabean
20-10-2009, 20:38
Wow Wayland some great shots there and congratulations. I can only dream of taking shots like that.
Did you do much editing to these photos in photoshop or are some pretty close to what was originally taken? Some look like a bit of HDR.
A couple of shots were produced by blending highlight biased + shadow biased renderings of the same raw file.
Not quite HDR but certainly getting the maximum range from a single exposure.
HDR is within the rules and it's noticeable that there was a lot of it last year and the published entries this year look pretty much the same.
There is a strong argument that HDR imitated the way our eye perceives the extremes of contrast in the real world, but I prefer to only use it when I really cannot render the scene any other way and I try to make it look as natural as possible.
Ultimately I use the software to ensure that what you see is pretty much what I saw when I took the picture.
The main exception to this is the use of long exposures to capture the movement of the water which I prefer to showing it frozen in place by a short exposure.
I looked at some of the winning entries and noticed that there was a lot of HDR shots.
I looked at yours and figured you probably used it too on some of your shots. From your description of how you worked it sounds like you used what might generally be called faux HDR. Not a bad thing at all, in fact it's a good technique and I like it.
HDR is interesting because you can make it look natural but people tend to give their shots that special look that shouts "HDR", I'd describe it as a kind of SciFi fantasy art effect I guess. It can be quite pleasing and give interesting results but I do tire of it when I see it all the time. Your technique, and some of the winning entries, is of the more subtle variety.
Beautiful work Wayland:D
as usual:)
Congratulations Wayland, I saw the article on the BBC earlier today and thought of your good self. Very glad to hear you got a Commendation and quite rightly too.