Blown Away

This photograph seemed very interesting to me for multiple reasons. The first is I can tell it is a windy day without even looking at the title of the photograph by just looking at the black umbrella on the wall. This umbrella is without an owner and is bent up in the shape of a taco. It not only infers that it is bad weather, rainy, and windy, but it also lets us know that someone lost their umbrella and is probably having a really bad day. The person with the red umbrella makes this photo even more interesting because you can only see the person's feet underneath the umbrella. Since the shoes are high heels, I can tell it is a woman who is struggling to fight the wind so her umbrella does not turn inside out. However, her umbrella seems strong enough to handle the wind since the shape of the umbrella is not distorted. Also, the color red on the umbrella not only stands out in the photograph, but it really makes the statement that it is strong enough to uphold any type of weather and that it is not weak, like the black umbrella. I like how the photographer captures this moment and it is kind of funny to know that someone's umbrella took off without them. I also like how the photographer did not capture the person's face and that the main subjects are objects (umbrellas). The lighting for the photograph is also really surprising because normally on a rainy or dismal day, the sun is not out to provide light for a picture. However, this photographer must have taken the picture with a high quality camera that captures subjects rain or shine. The plain background also makes the red umbrella stick out in the photograph and really captures the moment.