Monocacy Aqueduct 1 & 2

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted February 21, 2012308 views15 comments

Here are views of both sides of the Monocacy Aqueduct. It was finished in 1850 to carry the C&O canal over the Monocacy river. As a vital commerce link, Confederate forces tried to blow it up during the Civil War but it was "too well built". In the first picture, fellow NPNer Tom Hilton is standing on top photographing the setting sun. (5D, 24-70 f2.8 @ 48mm, 1/8s, f/10, iso 100, tripod and polarizer)

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 21, 2012 at 12:40 PM

Here's the backlit view. (5D, 24-70 f2.8 @ 34mm, 1/6s, f/18, iso 100, tripod & polarizer)

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on February 21, 2012 at 2:54 PM

Mark, what I really like in this image are the repeating patterns formed by the arches. I like the inclusion of the people peering down at the water in the canal.
IMO the top right portion of the golden bricks is overly bright and could just be my monitor.

cheers,

Carol

Oops, just noticed the backlit view. Love the lighting and subdued coloring. I think the second version is a winner.

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on February 21, 2012 at 3:52 PM

Mark, I like this view. Your exposure looks pretty good on my screen.

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on February 21, 2012 at 4:51 PM

Can you do something about that tree growing out of that guy's head? (

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on February 21, 2012 at 6:41 PM

I love repeatig pattersn and mirror images...Nice compination of both!
I have to agree with Tom....the poor guy looks "skewered", as the trunk is at a completely different angle from the others

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on February 21, 2012 at 6:47 PM

Here is what I was shooting as Mark was shooting me...

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 21, 2012 at 7:51 PM

Tom and I had a great time even if he did sprout a tree from his head.

He was busy, so I didn't want to ask him to move...maybe I'll have to work on my cloning for this one.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 22, 2012 at 11:45 AM

I am really enjoying the repeating arches and the nice reflection. I am finding the bridge a touch hot, more noticeable in the large version, but pretty minor.

Does Tom have to go to an arborist for a haircut?

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on February 22, 2012 at 4:03 PM

Harley,
At this point in my life, I'm lucky to have any hair for a barber to cut

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 22, 2012 at 4:36 PM

Carol and Harley, In photoshop, the highest values are at 246 (96%) in the red channel with max green channel numbers at 230. I didn't think that constituted a blown highlightt. After your comments, I checked in lightroom, which is where the JPG conversion was done, and there are red channel values at 99%. That does make me nervous. I am surprised to find that much difference between the two programs.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 22, 2012 at 4:53 PM

Mark, I would not consider the areas "blown", but just bright compared to the other areas of the bridge. It looks fine as presented, but if it were mine, I would consider using a little light cloning to bring the values down slightly and add a touch of texture (see description of the technique at the top of the California regional forum topics).

Cheers.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 22, 2012 at 5:34 PM

I just looked at the larger version and it's noticeably lighter, to that point that I'd say the highlights were blown. I'm wondering if I exported the wrong file for the larger version.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 22, 2012 at 11:55 PM

Love the strong, bold shapes of the arches and reflections as well as that wonderful warm light, which is hard to beat. One beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Bruce Palla on February 23, 2012 at 12:34 AM

Great repeating patterns & reflections, plus I really like the sunset hues on the bridge.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on February 25, 2012 at 4:07 PM

A good composition with lovely light. Thanks for sharing the history of the place.

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