Selective color…is it a gimmick? This is definitely an ongoing debate as I alluded in yesterday’s post. Here are some more examples from around Barcelona for you to consider.
First, the concrete anti-erosion cubes around the Hotel W (“Hotel Vela”) and the port area piers–they are rich with artistic graffiti:
Another example from the same area:
From Park Güell, you’ll find a nice view of one of the Okupa movement residences. Does some subtle selective color on the key building at less than 100% opacity work better in this case?
A remote graffiti site on a foot trail below the Carretera de les Aigües above Barcelona:
Standard street graffiti in the Bogatell area from some years back complaining of the policies of Zapatero (ex Socialist Prime Minister of Spain) and “Klos” (Likely Joan Clos, one of Zapatero’s Ministers…the graffiti: “Klos and Zapatero also lie.”):
Finally, how about the technique of using 100% color on the main subject (the terrorific, skeletal face on the rooftop), but 50% color on the background? This creates a color image with a different look. Does it work?
Hopefully this has given you some food for thought about what you might try (or not!) with your images. Thanks for visiting.