Colour relationships

The first part of the exercise is to capture images with complimentary colour relationships in the recommended proportions:

• red: green - 1:1
• orange: blue - 1:2
• yellow: violet - 1:3

Red: Green - 1:1

These images were shot at Brooklands Museum in Surrey.  Although they are different shades of red and green they are both successful and clearly show the correct proportions (however I actually don't like this combination of colours).

Orange: Blue - 1:2

Also shot at the Brooklands Museum, I found a variation of orange and blue in this rusting door.  I don't think it is a particularly successful representation of this colour combination, which normally I would find pleasing, but not in this case.  Also the proportion is not close enough - there is not enough orange.

A more vibrant representation of orange and blue, in better 1:2 proportions (although not exact) were found at the Shri Sanatan Hindu Temple in Alperton.  A stunning day provided a cobalt blue sky against the orange sandstone masonry.

Yellow: Violet - 1:3

Very hard to find yellow and violet naturally occuring in the required proportions.  These two shots show the colour contrast but not really in the proportions required.

This macro image of a violet pansy shows the contrast in the required proportions, although it is not a particularly pleasing photo.  The resolution hasn't come out very well - it's lost the velvety texture that pansies have - but it has illustrated the colour point well.

Colour combinations

The second part of the exercise asked for colour combinations that appeal and in particularly images that demonstrate colour imbalances that are more interesting than equilibrium.

Shades of blue spotted along behind the Thames Path heading from the Thames Barrier towards Greenwich.  I like the turquoise against the cyan.

If a person wore the combination of green, olive, pink, orange and cobalt, people would think they were eccentric....but in nature this combination is stunning.  This was shot in Cumbria along the pass connecting Buttermere to Keswick.  A polariser was used to enhace the effect.

 Spotted in my neighbour's garden in Keswick; reds, oranges and greys with a hint of green. Very striking!

 Rockface by the Bowderstone Quarry in Borrowdale, Cumbria.  Pastel shades of mint, mauve, pink and grey (enhanced slightly in processing).

Striking - white against a cobalt blue sky.  This was taken early morning in London during the Olympics.

Cyan, green and orange; also shot early morning in London during the Olympics.

Variation on a theme: yellow, cyan and green; again shot early morning during the olympics.

Red and cyan; final early morning colour shooting walking through London during the Olympics.

This is a reproduction of an image a friend of mine shot http://jointheaascrapbook.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/flying-colours-c-sue-buller.html
I think her shot was more successful, but you get the picture: blue, yellow and orange.

Muted tones: shades of neutral grey, taupe and white on these beautiful cygnets preening themselves on Derwentwater.

Red and turquoise: much more pleasing than red and green!  This was shot at Brooklands Museum in Surrey; these colours remind me of America and Native American culture.

The same pleasing red and turquoise, but muted by a neutral grey and white.  Also shot at Brooklands in Surrey.