Guardian Camera Club: Ben Cooper's portfolio review

Exploring further...: An Elmco tracked loader, slowly rusting. Nicely lit mine interior. It was a good idea to place the figure and additional flash gun at the back to create more depth. The foreground flash has captured the detail of the old industrial equipment really well Photograph: Ben Cooper/flickr

A typical Clyde at Night scene...: Clyde Arc ("Squinty Bridge") on the right, Rotunda on the left. Great composition and a testament to always carrying a tripod, however light. Tripods always add an additional dimension to your photographic scope Photograph: Ben Cooper/flickr

Two Green Cranes: On the penthouse level. Another strong night time shot with good hard diagonals and colours Photograph: Ben Cooper/flickr

Gordian knot: A knot of steam pipes on the side of boiler no. 3. Another fascinating look at industry on a large scale. Perhaps this would have benefited from a human figure, possibly moving, to create a softer blur somewhere in the frame Photograph: Ben Cooper/flickr

Escher's car park...: A rather surreal car park in Cologne, Germany. A good spot but the photograph owes more to the artwork than to the photographer's artfulness Photograph: Ben Cooper/flickr

I had a dream like this...: The subway mascot. A good viewpoint using a wide lens. Are you tall? Photograph: Ben Cooper/flickr