The Art of photography

WhattheCameraSees:Elements onDisplay

EBERHARDGRAMESWomanwithUmbrellaataSea. 1978

Likeafigureinadream,awomancarrying

a

parasolwalkstowardfarm
outbuildingsthrougha

January
snowfallinJapan.Themutedrangeof

graysandthepenciltraceryofweedstalksexpress

afeelingofbleakwinterycold.
Thissetsthe

stageforthe
onespotofcolorthatdominatesthe

sceneavibrantredparasol.Itseemstofloat

abovethefigureofthewoman,givingher
andthe

otherwisedrearyimage
atouchofjauntiness.

An

elegantoldManhattanapartmentbuilding

riseslikeaconfectionofbrick,

stoneandglass

againstan

industrialwaterfrontdistrict.The

photograph

isfilledwithcoloracrossthefull

rectangleoftheframe,attractingthe

eyetoevery

detailoftherichly

variegatedscene,from

thebuilding's

cozyinteriorstothestreamsof

commutertrafficonthehighways

beyond.