The sea
Two naked people
Rocks
Subject
Sense of love,
Naturalistic
Free
Calm
Mysterious
Bressons use of lines within this picture is very promenent. The lines of her arms frame the two people which makes the couple the main subject of the photo which Bresson seemed like he wanted to achieve. Also the positioning of the couple(rule of thirds) also makes the couple the main concentration of the photo. The lines of her legs make a heart like shape to frame the man which connotes that maybe they are in love/relationship which then creates a story for the picture. Also the shape of the woman's top half of her body looks like a holy cross which connotes maybe they are religious of some sort which then connotes the cross between love and religion (maybe they cant be toghther due to religion). Also the postioning of her arms create a sense of freedom or trying to break out of something (maybe the relationship) to the picture as they are outspread. The use of her legs being locked around him creates a sense of security within their relationship or maybe being stuck in the relationship. The light reflected onto the water is more apparent around the couple more then the rest of the water, this connotes a freedom/angelic feel about the picture. The use of the natural elements surrounding the couple ie water rocks etc also creates a natural/freedom feel the the photo and also creates quite a relaxed feeling to the photo due to her posture and the water surrounding her which is associated with relaxation. Also the ripples in the water create a sense of calmness and relaxation within the picture, but also creates a sense of love as the ripples are in a heart shape around the woman's hands, this is framing the couple once again. Finally not being able to see the identity of the couple creates a sense of mystery to the picture but connotes privacy as they are couple in-twinned with one another which is being inturputed by a photographer, so the presence of the photographer may have also caused this mysterious feel to the picture. The space surrounding the couple also create a sense of freedom as it seems to be just them in the world at that moment in time.
