This photo: "Shells in warm colours: Along with reflections" is a macro photo of two shells with textured ridges in warm brown and orange tones. I found these two shells on the beach in Lanzarote. These two small shells have beautiful warm colours and nice ridges, creating a nice light - darker contrast as a kind of shadow play.
The composition is different from what you might expect. In this photo, I chose to position the shells so that one shell leans over the other. I did this because this breaks the static image slightly and there is a movement in it, albeit small. It creates calmness yet there is a lot to see and the image is not boring. It gives something dynamic. You can also see through this that the mirror image also shows a nice round shape of the top shell.
The colours of the shells are mainly warm brown and brown-orange and are warm in colour. The background falls into the same colour category and therefore matches the subject nicely.
The fact that the background continues into the background creates a calm environment with no horizon line. Here you can see very well how the depth-of-field setting ensures that the further away it is from the focal point, the blurrier it becomes.
This work could hang beautifully in the dining room, kitchen or just above the sofa in the living room, 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…