Bryce Duffy, Photographer,

Description

A close-up shot focuses on dark-skinned hands carefully shucking an oyster over a stainless steel surface. The hands, tanned from exposure, deftly manipulate a small knife with a yellow handle. Droplets of liquid trickle down from the oyster as it's being opened. The stainless steel surface below has a few oyster shells. In the soft-focus background, half of a green lime adds a touch of natural color. The overall composition is lit with a combination of natural and artificial light, enhancing the textures and tones of the hands, oyster, and stainless steel.