"The warm heart of a Sunflower (Echinacea)" is a macro photo I took in July 2025. At this time, many of these Suncups can be seen in Dutch gardens. This Sun Hat has pink leaves and a nice warm orange heart. Zonnehoedje is the Dutch name for the Echinacea and belongs to the Asteraceae family.
If you zoom in on the photo, you can really see how detailed this picture is. Because I took this photo with a good macro lens, the small details are very nice to see and you can see things you can hardly see with the naked eye.
The colours in this photo are warm and, to my mind, fit an autumn colour palette beautifully.
Because the light comes slightly angled from behind, it creates a nice light fall over the heart. This creates some contrast and tension in the photo.
Beautiful as wall decoration for the bedroom, hallway, waiting room or of course just above the sofa!
©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…