R.G. Loc: Scotland

I'm not sure what category this style of landscape shot falls into. It's not wide enough to be considered scenic but it's not zoomed in enough to be considered intimate landscape or even a "study" type of picture. If it doesn't have a name already, my suggestion would be "terrain photography".
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Wanderer2 Loc: Colorado Rocky Mountains

"Terrain photography" sounds good to me. Thanks for posting these different look images.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

You're welcome Wanderer2. Thanks for your comments, and glad you enjoyed.

anotherview Loc: California

I'd term them "rocky outcroppings." I take a lot of pictures of these interesting land formations. To me, they signify the geologic energy below the surface.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

They're definitely a subject in their own right. While rocky outcrops are a distinctive feature of this type of shot, I see it as being more about the wider environment as well. In that context the rocks, scree, trees etc are elements of the shots, where the wider view shows more of the surrounding terrain.

To my mind, individual features like outcrops can be worthy subjects of "intimate landscape" or "study" shots, but if you include more of the surroundings I feel that it deserves a different classification. I don't think it's important how things are categorised, but having different classifications can help us to think about what we're doing and to be clearer in our purposes. And it gives us the vocabulary to describe and discuss what we're trying to achieve.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

Hi, Coz,
Not being familiar with any ordained “splitter’s” sub classification of “landscapes”, your Glen Esk image’s strike me as fitting nicely with my personally envisioned sub-set emphasizing local “topographic geology”, but I must admit that now “Terrain images” deserves serious consideration. The sites you imaged struck me in an intimately familiar way, having back-packed in that region inland - and up hill (definitely uphill) from Stonehaven on the coast toward Brechin (?) over forty years ago. Awesome scenery, wonderfully rugged with projecting granitic bedrock everywhere.

Thanks…much… for posting these!
yr Coz’ in the Colonies

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Hi Coz in the Territories. You nailed the location. It's between Laurencekirk and Brechin. It's what could be considered the foothills of the Grampians. I doubt it's changed much since you were there. Even the size of the trees is probably similar. The topsoil's too sparse to support anything larger. Thanks for commenting and glad you enjoyed.