Photos

October's Competition

This Month's winner is photo !

Congratulations - to Dave

Critique

Photo one

Budapest?

This is a very dramatic image. The composition is excellent and the rule of thirds has been well used. The slight angle gives a really effective leading line. Great focus on the building which picks up every detail. I love the way the light plays on the water and the deep purple colouring.

It’s strange that the stars are blue and somewhat uniform (assuming they are stars ) and I found that a little distracting but overall this was a beautiful photograph of an iconic building.

Photo two

Alpine scene

Winner

This is so picturesque. It really is a great image for a tourism publication. The composition is excellent again. There is extremely good use of leading lines. The train tracks take us from front to back via a diagonal with a gentle echo above with the phone lines. There is really good focus and the pop of red on the roof draws the eye and provides a great contrast with the mountains behind which add a dramatic feel to an otherwise peaceful image. The trees give a lovely natural framing.

This works really well on every level. It’s a very professional piece of work.

Photo three

Church tower

The colours here are the stand out point even if they may be a little too vibrant. I like the way the trees are so clearly defined. The shadows are really distinct. It’s an interesting composition with the trees becoming the main focus and the church tower secondary .

The way the light catches the leaves gives them a transparency. The whole thing has a slight feeling of unreality. It works well and creates a strong pull for the viewer which is hard to resist.

Photo four

Waterfall

What a lovely gentle image. What looks like young Herons add interest and the reflections of three of them are well captured.

The waterfall being off centre allows focus on the lovely rocks to the right and the detail on the rocks is beautiful.

The selected speed setting allows the water to fall in slow motion The colours throughout are lovely and the image works incredibly well. It’s very professional.

Judge Jan

Photo Competition Gallery - October 2025