Roger Fenton’s Valley of the Shadow of Death displayed an almost desolate landscape covered in cannonballs. The cannonballs scattered around the photograph’s foreground. The sky and the hillside paths subtracted into the background. The cannonballs symbolized what would have been corpses on the battlefield. Fenton constructed a composition that presented “emptiness and unease” while bringing the battlefields to life.
The composition presented an “as-is” effect that leaves nothing out in the open. The skylight expresses storm clearings with resurged livelihood. It worked without bodies because the atmosphere focused on passing through a lead to hollow discontent. Soldiers never cherished their final moments of innocence. The time for wanting to reminisce did not come to fruition. The image included a changing road scale represented by hillsides. Fenton’s image established feelings that were similar to …show more content…
During this time, England, France, and Turkey waged war against Russia. The war started over Russia expanding into Danubian principalities near Istanbul. England and France wanted Russia out, with Russia opposing both sides. England strived to secure trade with Turkey. France desired revenge on Russia from an 1812 defeat. The Treaty of Paris helped close the war. All countries relinquished their weaponry. Assault from French troops made Russia resign.
Prince Albert and Queen Victoria needed assistance in documenting the Crimean War’s effects. Russian lives lead the most in losses, coming up to a million casualties. They entrusted Roger Fenton because Albert supported Fenton’s Royal Photographic Society. Due to fearing the public backlash over the scenes, Albert prohibited Fenton from capturing corpses and injuries. The cannonballs’ appearance implied the idea of soldiers’ corpses without actually saying it Subtle qualities like that showed what photographers knew about their location’s
The composition presented an “as-is” effect that leaves nothing out in the open. The skylight expresses storm clearings with resurged livelihood. It worked without bodies because the atmosphere focused on passing through a lead to hollow discontent. Soldiers never cherished their final moments of innocence. The time for wanting to reminisce did not come to fruition. The image included a changing road scale represented by hillsides. Fenton’s image established feelings that were similar to …show more content…
During this time, England, France, and Turkey waged war against Russia. The war started over Russia expanding into Danubian principalities near Istanbul. England and France wanted Russia out, with Russia opposing both sides. England strived to secure trade with Turkey. France desired revenge on Russia from an 1812 defeat. The Treaty of Paris helped close the war. All countries relinquished their weaponry. Assault from French troops made Russia resign.
Prince Albert and Queen Victoria needed assistance in documenting the Crimean War’s effects. Russian lives lead the most in losses, coming up to a million casualties. They entrusted Roger Fenton because Albert supported Fenton’s Royal Photographic Society. Due to fearing the public backlash over the scenes, Albert prohibited Fenton from capturing corpses and injuries. The cannonballs’ appearance implied the idea of soldiers’ corpses without actually saying it Subtle qualities like that showed what photographers knew about their location’s