The Art of photography

WhattheCameraSees:ElementsonDisplay

JOHNBATHO

BacheOcreJaune. 1977

<Aglisteninghighlightandthecurvilinear

shadings

ofrichlycoloredpetalssignalthe

roundnessofanunfoldingpeonybud.a

JapanesevarietyThesparelinesofthesternand

leaf,which

seemalmostflatagainsttheblank

background,servefurthertosetoffthebulging

contoursofthefurledflower-to-be.

Thefamiliarformofan

umbrellatentseemsto

floatagainsttheskyata

Frenchbeach

resort.Isolatingthesubjectinthiswayseparates

thetent

fromitsconventionalfunctionand

concentratesattentionon

detailsofformthe

wrinklesanddroopingfoldsofthe

fabric,thedepth

oftheshadedinterior.