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This image illustrates the use of color on the island. In Asian cultures, colors have specific meanings and interpretations (cf: China). After seeing the colors of nature on the Island, the bold color choices made a lot more sense, but I still wonder if, in Hispanic culture, there is a more specific meaning behind the bold color choices. I’m used to a European/four season inspired color palette and seeing all of this brightness was like putting on polarized sunglasses for the first time.

I wished I’d had a polarizer for this shot. Some of the type on the building would be more legible and the sky would be more rich. I’m not sure if my super wide lens can even hold a polarizer. I’m sensing a two hour time hole approaching as I research this…

  • http://twitter.com/JohnLeJeune John LeJeune

    Jon,
    I’m sure you can put a polarizer on the lens unless it has an integrated lens hood. Then usually it iseither a no go or there are internal filter holders. Your EXIF does not state the exact lens so I’m not sure. The issue is, with wide angle lenses and polarizers is even coverage. You need to be at a right angle to the sun to get the full effect of the polarization. With wide angle, the extreme area coverage sometimes puts one part of the picture at the correct angle and other parts not at the correct angle. This will cause an unevenness most noticeable in the sky. This can sometimes be fixed in post. Other times dialing it down to a mild polarization will produce even results with the tradeoff of less of the deep sky effect.

    Hope that helps.

    JL

    • http://blurbomat.com blurb

      The lens is the Sigma 12-24mm. I think the post-processing got me mostly there.

      This is the most striking difference in shooting digital RAW vs. 35mm analog. The leeway in Lightroom 3 is staggering.