I want to end with the same statement I started with: every landscape photographer should own a circular polarizer. Become a better photographer, starting today. The Circular Polarizer helped remove the distracting reflecting light from the wet surfaces. The Circular Polarizer was used to enhance the colors in the green foliage. Twitter Facebook Flipboard Pinterest More.
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But what if you like that super wet look and glare on certain surfaces? Let me give you some examples where I felt that not using a polarizer actually made for a better image.
Because the reflected light on the wet rocks in the foreground had a distinct red color, which I really liked. Using a polarizer would have reduced this red reflected light and would have made for a less dramatic image. When taking this image, I found that the wet rocks had lovely highlights that caused a soft glare from reflected sunlight. This shot of a waterfall at Silver Falls State Park was a long exposure in very dim light, taken inside a canyon that had no direct sunlight at the time.
It can also do the same for light reflected on water surfaces. Photographers also find a circular polarizing lens filter handy if they take photos through a window, or of glass buildings, as distracting light streaks and glare that infiltrate a shot can be eliminated.
Photos of painted surfaces, such as vehicles or buildings, also create shine and reflections and can benefit from the use of a CPL filter. A CPL filter will also reduce glare from reflected surfaces, creating clearer images. One of the most common uses of a circular polarizing lens filter is to reduce reflections from non-metallic surfaces. Sticking a CPL filter on your camera lens helps to kick bothersome reflections into touch. This allows the detail of the water, including the surface below it, to stand out.
Photographers who snap shots of distant scenes, such as mountain ranges or cityscapes, argue that a CPL filter reduces atmospheric haze in ways similar to UV filters. This can result in making faraway objects appear sharper with increased clarity and color saturation. Nothing helps give your landscape shot a more foreboding sense of tension than a darker, more menacing-looking sky. A good CPL filter will enable you to do just this without making the scenario look unnatural. Since CPL filters block out certain wavelengths of light you can manipulate the color effect of your photos to add more contrast.
If you take photos of the sky, for instance, the filter can add a deeper tone to the blue, or make dull clouds appear more visually striking.
For photos of foliage or forests, the CPL filter can add saturation, vividness and contrast. It can transform nature into a richer and more verdant shade of colors. A CPL filter can also banish reflections and shine from leaves, trees or plants, creating clear scenes free from distractions. You can also use a circular polarizing lens filter to create darker, richer or more intense tones.
Find the position that captures the effect you want for your particular image. You may want to enhance reflections, or you may want to eliminate them entirely.
But keep in mind polarizing filters block out reflected light at a certain angle. The position of the sun will actually affect how well the filter works.
You may get a wide range, or you may not even notice a difference at all. Polarizers are most effective when the sun is about 37 degrees from the horizon. For a maximum effect, point the lens 90 degrees away from the sun. A well-known trick is to point at the sun with your index finger with your thumb up. Then shoot in the direction your thumb nail is pointing. Try moving the angle of your hand, while still pointing at the sun, to get different possibilities that still achieve the maximum effect.
A simpler way to think of it is to keep the sun to one side of you, rather than directly in front or directly behind. Photographers should be careful when using a polarizer on a wide-angle lens, however. This can usually be fixed by shooting away from the sun, but you should always check the sky for this gradient look when using a polarizer on a wide angle lens.
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