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So, another week is over and it’s Top7 time again already. For my third blog entry I am presenting my Top7 architecture and landscape photos from all of you talented sevenloaders out there, as well as revealing some tips on how to achieve that coveted perfect shot. Keep coming up with innovative perspectives, discovering unusual locations, experimenting with reflections, playing with light and shade and space and you too can produce visually striking images, which any top photographer would be proud of! Here are some excellent examples to get your creative juices flowing!!

1. Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral) by Chillerstadt

If you have ever been to Cologne, you will know that it’s not as easy as it may seem to take a good, close-up photo of the city’s imposing Cathedral. At is 144.5 metres long, 86.5 metres wide and with two towers that are 157 metres tall it is difficult to fit the right angle of this landmark into a frame, so close-up shots are not always successful. Sometimes looking at your subject from a completely different angle solves this problem, as here shown by Chillerstadt.

2. Red Bridge by worldwideklein

An great photo of an amazing structure!

3. Spieglein, Spieglein an der Straße (Mirror, mirror on the road) by Pegasus425

Mirror, mirror on the road….who has the best photo on sevenload…?! A very clever idea! Pegasus425 shows us how to take advantage of reflection (and nearby mirrors!) and even manages to ‘frame’ himself in this photo of the German countryside!

4. Strand (Beach) by Sabrina100

Top marks for Sabrina! It would have been so easy to take yet another boring beach shot of the horizon and the waves. But she has succeeded in “thinking outside of the box” and by waiting for the perfect, soft lighting, ensuring that the beach is deserted to highlight the expanse and calmness and by looking at the scene from a whole new perspective, she has created the perfect photo. Follow her example and instead of keeping the camera at eye-level, get down on the ground or look down and see things in a completely new way.

5. Bunte Tür (Colourful door) by Sofie

Experimenting with black and white and colour in the same photo adds an extra depth to your photos. This colourful door almost looks out of place on the old, dilapidated building, but it certainly makes for an interesting focal point. Symmetry also plays an important role in this picture.

6. Wow by Hummerle

Who’s to say you can’t digitally enhance your photos with some Photoshop skills? This evil cloud formation looking down on Shanghai is just one example of what you could conjure up. The possibilities are endless with a little imagination. Now there’s a challenge..!

7. Figur by Sofie

Contrast is an effective way of drawing attention to the subject in the foreground of a photo. This blurred background separates the building and the statue here, which helps to create a great, artful shot. Why not give it a go?

So, that’s all for this week sevenloaders! Next time I’ll be filtering out my Top7 most entertaining wannabe popstar videos! Until then keep sevenloading!