key themes– the genre of this image is landscapes as it’s very obvious, its a photo taken of a pathway and reservoir in England in 1977 which isn’t too long ago.

content- the subject of this image is the path and the reservoir however this image also captures a lot of the land and a big section of the sky which could be sunlight coming through or it could be dull and rainy. This image is black and white therefore it’s slightly difficult to tell. Fay has titled this image ‘path and reservoir’ as that’s what she mainly captured in this image. The path is very close in frame and you can see it in more detail whereas the reservoir is very far away but you can just about tell that it’s a reservoir as it’s very reflective and bright in contrast to the different tones in the image. The image is very real as it’s in the nature and it’s been taking from a very high point of view in order to capture all of the nature.

formal elements- Fays image is taken in black and white which right away creates a more dull and sad atmosphere/feeling. This also makes all the different tones contrast very well together as there’s sharp white tones and very dark tones. The photo was taken in natural lighting of course as the image is of nature/ a landscape. The lighting however is very bright as the sky has opened up and created a large section of white and this reflects down onto the reservoir. The photo consists of very high tonal contrasts as there a variety of different tones that go from pure white(sky) to extremely dark almost black (shown by the grass). The composition of this image is done well through having the path being photographed very close up and capturing it in detail as well as photographing the land that’s very far back and it captures the sky too. It opens up the image a lot and it makes the viewer have a lot to look at and process. The photo being so opened results in every viewers attention to go in different directions, some peoples eyes may be drawn straight to the sky however some people may notice the path first.

process- this photograph has been taken outside, in the nature, from a very high angle. it looks like the image was taken any time from the morning to the afternoon as it’s still light outside and the sky is bright. however it could have been taken as the sun was setting but it’s unclear to tell due to the image being taken in black and white.

mood- I don’t think the photographer is trying to tell a story or narrative through this image however turning this image black and white might indicate that the photographer wants to create a sad mood. By photographing landscapes it might mean that she wants people to appreciate the views and doesn’t want them to be destroyed.