I've been taking pictures for about 2 years. I use a Nikon

>>3121520
this photo was taken in unflattering light. typically you want to aim for the "magic hours" at sunset and sunrise, or at least have some interesting clouds in the sky
if you want contrast you need to shoot in contrasty lighting (shadows). but usually around midday, the shadows are too dark to fit within the dynamic range of the picture
don't even worry about editing riht now if this picture is typical. you need to study light

>>3121520
This is a bit boring. Ligh & sky weren't perfect, doesn't have extreme high res to see details, its not a sweeping ultrawide or panorama shot, and your post is not quite strong enough.

>>3121532
If I wanted to learn more about light how would I go about it

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>>3121520
apart from the boring light the composition is also not very well executed. see the sky offers not much, the landscape is definitely the more interesting thing so you should not balance them 50:50 but give the land more space. place the horizon one third from top for example.

just take the first google page for example. notice how the shots balance the exciting areas: if the sky is nice, show more sky, if the landscape reflects perfectly in some lake, balance them 50:50 etc.

Horizon in the middle of the frame also doesn't look great, look up the rule of thirds. I feel like you're trolling me with your post btw.

>>3121520
Composition aside (I'd have picked the buttress as the main subject), the big problem is colour. Work on your hsl and correction game. If nothing else in the scene is working you can at least get the ambiance right.

>>3121536
David Prakel has a book on lighting that photogs and cinematographers recommend. I picked it up in film school and never gave it back to the library because I liked it so much

>>3121552
I'm not trolling, I'm actually just trying to learn

>>3121552
This.

Buy a good prime lens and leave landscapes to film desu