Centro de Atencion

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Centro de Atencion

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…