The Art of photography

WhattheCameraSees;CombiningVisualElements

MINORWHITEDry
StreamBed, 1967

AdrystreambedinUtahhasbecomean

abstractionottextureandshapeinthispicture,

takenwithaportableview
cameraandprinted

onhigh-contrastpaper.Onecomponentofseeing

hasbroughtanotherintobeingthesoil

texture,darkenedindifferent
waysbytheangleof

thesunlight,forms
a

rich

varietyofshapes.

Apictureoffrostcrystalsonabedroomwindow

(right)makesatapestryoutofamixtureofpattern

andtexture.Positioninghisviewcamera

about

a

footfrom

theglass,thephotographerstoppedthe

lensallthewaydowntof/32so asno!tolose

thedarktreesinthebackground.