Brett WestonThis is a photograph by Brett Weston, who is the son of the Edward Weston, a co-founder of Group f64. I choose this photograph because I thought it was a good example of what the American photographers were doing in the early 20th Century. Photographers were taking pictures that were sharp, in focus, had extreme vantage points, used framing, and different camera angles. The f64 group used the smallest aperture which then gave them a maximum depth of field and therefore maximum detail. The vantage point allows for the trees to frame the picture and it also has a very large depth of field. This picture is very sharp and very detailed, it almost feels as though you're standing right in the water looking down the tree line.
That's really interesting, especially when you know it is the son of that very Weston. I love the composition. Really well balanced. And the reflections are very sharp. The perspective and the details indeed prove that he learned quite a lot from his father :)
ReplyDeleteLike father like son: though he does not emphasize form, he does emphasize composition. This is beautifully balanced and the dramatic contrast between the dark trees and the sky and water,and the vertical lines contrast nicely with the lines of the receding horizon make this a dramatic image.
ReplyDeleteBrett Weston's work definitely derives from f64. You found a great example of his work and you wrote clearly about the characteristics of f64.
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