Bustle of the fruit market
La Boqueria, Barcelona, Spain, July 2010
I returned twice to La Boqueria, and exposed about five rolls of the highly-saturated C-41 color films Agfa Ultra 100 and Kodak Ektar 100 to capture the brilliance of the intense hues of the market. Shooting with my Nikkor f/1.4 lens achieved the exact opposite of deep focus: With its shallow depth of field, I could concentrate on composing with colors, rather than any particular objects.
The results were almost impressionist compositions that breathed with the fire of surrealistic color. These prints are out of a Technicolor dream. Fitting for their subjects' location.
Detail of grapes, La Boqueria, Barcelona, Spain, July 2010
American tourists at watermelon stand
La Boqueria, Barcelona, Spain, July 2010
Greengrocer and customer
La Boqueria, Barcelona, Spain, July 2010
Butcher and customer
La Boqueria, Barcelona, Spain, July 2010