Study Group 31 Mike Brouphy

Study Group 31
Mike Brouphy

Mike Brouphy

Richard Lotman Brown

John Gilkerson

Diane Bovenkamp

Anu Nadimpalli

Paul Roth

Carl Soerens

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Title - Old Ardmore Car

How I did it -
This old car was found in the ghost town of Ardmore, SD last year on our return
journey from the PSA Conference in Yellowstone. The town is located on Hwy 71 just above the NE/SD state line. The town has a number of old homes, apparently hastily left, and a large number of old vintage and rusting cars and one school bus. This image was converted to b/w from a tonemapped HDR file and further manipulated in CS5 prior to b/w conversion.

COMMENTS:

Mike Brouphy
Richard Lotman Brown	The editorial elements that are consistent in your work are commendable. I am especially impressed by the powerful story told in a scene that might not have captured by another photographer.
John Gilkerson	Dereliction is always a good subject. This is a very effective image. The result of the processing is very successful.
Diane Bovenkamp	‘Timeless’ is the word I think when I look at this. It really could have been an old photo that you found in someone’s attic. Great mood, excellent HDR technique. I can’t think of much to change. Perhaps some of the bright background, but it offers a contrast to the nicely-exposed cars that are the subjects of the image
Anu Nadimpalli	At first glance, this looks like a painting, only b/w. I must say, I'm not much into old cars. However, I feel that if you made this a wide angle shot, showing the top of the tree and a little more of the homes, then it would convey the feel of an old car in a dilapidated town better.
Paul Roth	Very interesting image. Good use of HDR, and very effective conversion to black and white. I would suggest that the small branch near the chimney be removed.
Carl Soerens	.I can't imagine how you ended up in Ardmore, OK, but you sure found some interesting abandoned cars. I like the processing you did. It brings out the different shades of grey in the car. The front car really holds my interest.

Member Bio

Mike Brouphy, - Biography

I started in photography in 1981 to capture those special times in the lives of a family and children. During that time I also became proficient in black and white photography and darkroom printing. Beginning in 1984 I became actively involved in horsesport photography in addition to individual and family portraiture, wedding photography, and editorial photography for a variety of equine interest publications. I moved to Sarasota in 1993 from the Washington, DC area planning to continue my portrait and wedding photography and explore fine art photography as well for art show exhibition. I developed an affinity for infrared black and white photography as a medium to express and capture what I saw and wanted to photograph. There was a beauty out there in the world that we cannot see with our naked eyes. I marveled at the imagery that emerged from the developing tank. Here was a roll of film that had captured light we mortal humans cannot see. Grass was white or light gray instead of dark gray...skies were, most often, dark gray to almost black and bright areas had an ethereal bloom quality about them. I was hooked and have stayed hooked ever since. With support and encouragement I have learned and grown in my personal photography more than ever before. And, combining my other specialty, computing, I further progressed and explored the world of digital photographic manipulation through Adobe PhotoShop. I have learned and shared much in this new medium. Now as a member of PSA and an experienced art show exhibitor my photo art has grown to express a time now long past by exploring the beauty and mystique in old cars, old barns, and old houses. My partner in life and I have our work on these web sites, www.ImaginationStudio.com and www.NewOrleansPhotoArt.com will all become both a resource for a wide variety of information and a showplace for our art work for the world to view and enjoy.

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