Aaron Siskind

Frank Hallam-Day

 Image Analysis:

I think this photo expresses Frank Hallam-Day’s theme of passage of time on works of man well. He highlights the bright colour yellow and also the brown to emphasise the weathering of the ship hull. He contrasts the work of man (ship hull) with nature (water) to express the affect nature has. The photo is split into the rule of thirds horizontally and one line vertically, creating a grid shape to show the sections within the photo of different patterns like weathering and rusting. The middle section has different levels of rust from where the sea has been, expressing that the ship hulls where once technological achievements but are now just sitting in the harbour. He contrasts the bottom of the photo with the top half, the bottom half having a lot of marks and patterns, and the top being one bold colour. The marks on the ship hull create interesting reflections on the sea and he has increased saturation to emphasise the rust in the reflection.