"Fragile, old pink and beige: Impermanence" is a macro photo of beautiful leaves of a plant in Lanzarote. These leaves had fallen off the plant and have already partially decayed. Because of this, you can see the beautiful vein structure of the petals.
The plant from which these petals come is probably the Bougainvillea . This plant has wonderful beautifully coloured bracts, these surround the real flowers. These have fallen off the plant with its seeds. Through the leaves, you can still vaguely see the seeds (oblong shadows).
If you zoom in on the photo, you can see that I chose a small depth-of-field, so a small part is in focus and everything in front and behind it gradually fades out. This makes the background quite even in colour and creates depth in the work. This setting also gives a somewhat dreamy atmosphere. The leaves lie on a mirrored surface, so you can see the leaves again, upside down, and a bit fainter in the ground surface.
This work could hang beautifully as wall decoration (on, for example, aluminium or artframe) in the waiting room, bedroom, hallway or simply above the couch in the living room! Also beautiful on the wall in a meeting room (business).
©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…