This inkjet print by Amelia Fletcher, entitled The Orchard. This is a very traditional composition with the main subject in the middle of the frame and a large depth of field. I think the depth of field really helps being scale to the woman and the size of the trees, it also creates a nice horizon line with the hills and the sky meeting. The tonal range forms a gradient with the image being darker on the edges of the frame and get lighter as you move into the image.
The treatment of the skyline has a very interesting textural quality like an old photograph. The overall tonal range and choice of garment of the model makes this image seem older than it is. The limbs of the trees on the right side of the image create a frame around the woman. The arrangement of the woman’s body mirrors the shapes created by the trees integrating her into the frame nicely.
I found this work to be very engaging, it makes me wonder if this is from a series because it seems like it should belongs to a narrative. I find it interesting that you can see all of the woman's body except her face which makes this woman very mysterious. In choosing not to show the woman's face she then becomes iconic. The woman is a symbol of every woman, not individualized, she can be any woman. Playing into the narrative aspect of the image it makes me wonder if the orchard belongs to her or is she a worker.
This image also has a very creepy voyeuristic quality as well, since the woman is not facing the camera she may not have known she was being photographed. With the voyeuristic idea the dress she is wearing could be a nightgown since she is barefoot. This image seems like this is a very private event for the woman. There is no one else around except for the trees and the photographer, not even a trace of other life since there are no buildings just her and her orchard. Over all the image was well composed and does a great job of drawing the viewer in for a closer look.
