Melena Nicholson - Week 10

This is a photograph by Zena Holloway. It is a nude woman floating underwater. She poses horizontally with her knees bent in front of her chest. Her head appears from behind her knees, but her arms block the viewer from seeing most of her face. Her elbow and knees point to her red lips. My eyes follow the lines of her legs to her lips and up to the surface of the water and around her reflections, and back down to the bottom of the pool wall. The picture is mostly blue, the woman is very pale except for a few warm pink tones on her body. She looks very calm and natural under water. Her skin is very smooth and light and contrasts with her dark red lips.

This picture is fantasy like. Her legs look oddly large in proportion to her head because of the angle she is in. I like the framing of her lips. Her knees and arms form a window the viewer has to look through to see her mouth, which is the focal point of the image. I love the reflections above her too. They add energy and movement to the water, and make interesting forms of colors. I like the framing of the photo as well, how her toes and hair are cut off from view. If they were included i think the lines they formed would have made the photo too busy. The simplicity of the subject's form is really beautiful.