Paul Strand, Abstraction, Twin Lakes, Connecticut’
One of the interesting things in the photo could be the shadows created by whatever is creating the bar like shadows in the back. Another interesting factor is the shape itself. It looks like there’s a slate, the main focus, and something stair like. The last interesting piece is the texture of the slate. It looks like concrete and you can only see the texture in the shadows, in the brighter areas it looks almost like smooth plastic.
If I was a photographer, I would name the photo “Piece of Sidewalk” because the texture of the concrete or the slate itself reminds me of the concrete you would find on the sidewalk.
The lines in the photo are all the shadows. They’re very clear and sharp, clearly showing the object in front of it. This also goes for shape. The shape of the main, round slab is contrasting the sharper and more rectangular parts of the image. For tone, there’s values depicted through the shadows. You can tell where is lighter and where is darker naturally. Texture is mostly seen in the dark shadows on top of the main circular piece of concrete, having specs and air bubbles that showcase the concrete material. In the background, the way the light is more visible on the edges gives me a metal vibe. The pattern is mostly seen in the shadow, having bar like shadows across the photograph. Lastly, the focus. There isn’t many parts that are blurry or out of focus, this reflects with the definition of abstract photography. There’s multiple subjects in a photo, so nothing is very blurry.