entry #3.

http://www.benjaminkrain.com/

Benhamin Krain, Katrina, 2005


a.) The primary subject in this piece is the houses reflecting in the flood water.
b.) Formal elements: texture. point of view, focus, depth of field, relation elements within the frame.
c.) interpretation: I think this artist's series on Katrina is simply gorgeous. They are so powerful and so strong that it is just so jaw dropping to see so much evidence for such a tragedy. The houses look so absolutely gorgeous even after this tragedy that it is sad to think of how they looked before the natural disaster.
d.) Form: The colors in this picture are very limited. The houses reflection in the water is absolutely stunning. There are a lot of lines created from the house. The lighting on the house that creates the reflections into the water are very powerful. The texture on the house make you feel like you could be looking at this scene. The way the reflection fills what would otherwise be negative space is very powerful as well- especially in the railings of the house. The depth of field is very powerful because the houses are so intense and the reflections are so out of focus. The scale of these houses taking up so much room in the frame is very important. especially that the water is so prevalent in the piece. It provides an emphasis on the flood. There is a splendid about of balance in the piece because of the three houses and their reflection into the water.

subject: The subject here is the houses and the devastation of Katrina.

interpret: I think is photography appears to be about the the houses and the glass reflection of the water. Prehaps this is a reflection of the tragedy of Katrina. However the thing that is still in tact is the beauty of this place. This piece might also be a piece about the devastation of such a beautiful place.

refined: This piece has such a stoic feeling. Everything seems so still. Almost as thought everything is alright, or that nothing wrong has happened. It almost seems surreal– almost like a dream. The way Benjamin Krain captured the reflect, and the composition, and the natural lighting and the frame it was shot in all helps create this feeling. Also, it has a sure feeling that something just isn't right. It is such a beautiful image, it leaves for so many interpretations.