Tag: teal and orange

The teal and orange color scheme might be overused in film, but in paintings and photos it is delightful. Colors appear brighter when sitting next to their opponents. An example in painting is Vincent van Gogh’s orange-red hair against the blue background in his 1889 self-portrait. Below are some photographs of mine in the teal and orange color scheme.

Oasis in the desert

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The Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge in southwestern Nevada directly east of Death Valley. Ash Meadows is a haven for rare plants and animals. Dotted among miles of sandy brush, you will be surprised to see intensely blue ponds of water. These ponds harbor ancient species of fish such as the rare Amargosa pupfish and form the last remaining oasis in the Mojave Desert.

The view is amazing as you come away from the desert to see this surprising, scintillating blue in the middle of an expansive ashy nothingness. I love the teal and orange color scheme.

The intense blue pool:
Teal and orange pool in Ash Meadows

The expansive, ashy nothingness:
The scruffy, alien-looking landscape of most of Ash Meadows