'Orange... with a fluffy ball of a morning star (Tragopogon)" is a macro photo of Tragopogon (also called Morgenster in the Netherlands). This Morning Star was photographed with a bright orange background, making the work very striking. When making this work, I chose a shallow depth of field. This creates depth in the photo because the further back you look in the work, the fainter the fluff becomes. If you zoom in on this photo, you can see that
This work could hang beautifully above the sofa when cheering on the Dutch national team, for example!
©Marjolijn van den Berg
In 2016 Marjolijn van den Berg graduated for professional photography. She likes to experiment with light and different shapes, colors and materials... Read more…