I was delighted to receive an email this week from Take a View informing me that two of my images (above) have been shortlisted for this years Landscape Photographer of the Year competition.

From my experiences with camera club competitions I have mixed feelings about the merits of photography competitions and had thought about discussing the pros and cons in this post... but sod that I'm far too excited about been shortlisted!

If (as I'm sure you do) you follow my blog religiously, devouring every word, then you'll already know that one of my photos was commended in last year's competition and appeared in the book and exhibition. Standard is incredibly high so I'm not holding my breath that I'll match that achievement but it's in the hands of the gods (or judges) now until winners are announced at the end of October... I'll keep you posted.

Landscape Photographer of the year