Study Group 31 John Gilkerson

Study Group 31
John Gilkerson

Mike Brouphy

Richard Lotman Brown

John Gilkerson

Diane Bovenkamp

Anu Nadimpalli

Paul Roth

Carl Soerens

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Title - Lockhaugh Viaduct

How I did it -

This viaduct is part of a disused railway now used as a path and cycleway. In this area Red Kite were reintroduced in recent years. This viaduct is the best place to see the kites, some of which were overhead when I made this image.
I reckoned that this would make a decent mono image.
Image made 15th July 2010
Sony Alpha 200 Sony 18-70mm zoom at 28mm
ISO200 1/200 f11
Converted to monochrome, unsharp mask.

COMMENTS:

Mike Brouphy	The composition is great with the triangular lines everywhere. However, the tonal separation just isn't there in the foreground and midground. I think a b/w adjustment layer and a travel through the presets would prove beneficial.
Richard Lotman Brown	.The lush greenery surmounted by the viaduct works well. The richness may be enhanced by going a touch lighter and adding some more contrast.
John Gilkerson
Diane Bovenkamp	Excellent capture of the clouds and sky. Good tonal range. Perhaps a bit much of scrub brush and grass in the foreground. I do feel like I’m right there, standing in the tall grass with you, though.
Anu Nadimpalli	I feel that the "dark" tree bushes in the front of the viaduct are distracting and preventing the viewer a really great view. How about if you cropped the foreground out and made the trees the foreground. That's exactly what I did in the edit. Please take a look. I hope you like it.
Paul Roth	Interesting subject. I thought it seem a little flat, so I made a few adjustments. I cropped the image, to look more like a panorama, and flipped it so that the bridge so that it seem to rise from left to right. With a layer mask I darkened the sky. I emailed the image to you to have a look.
Carl Soerens	An interesting subject for Monochrome. You technical work and conversion to monochrome work are well done. The viaduct is the primary subject in this image. You might consider cropping about 1/3rd of the bottom to make this more of a panorama and put more emphasis on the viaduct.

John Gilkerson

John Gilkerson - Biography

Like many others I have been taking pictures for many years but seriously for a much shorter period. I joined my first photographic club in 1996 or 1997. Currently I am a member of Sunderland Photographic Association. I am also involved with the Northern Counties Photographic Federation. Serving as a member of the Executive as ‘Competition Officer, prints. I also serve on the Competitions and International Exhibition sub-committees. My photography tends to be mainly landscape and travel but I also photograph abstracts, sport, nature etc. I am 59 years of age and divorced. I live just north of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the north east of England. Currently I am working towards a PPSA, having 6 stars, and qualifying acceptances for a further 2 stars. I need 15 acceptances for the remaining 2 stars. I gained my CPAGB in 2008.

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