This filter enhances the color saturation to look more vibrant. They are easy to use, and often can be the difference between a professional looking landscape photo or video and an amateur composition.
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Polarizer Instead, remove the polarizer and speed up the shutter to avoid star trails or extend the shutter to get star trails and minimize the ISO to minimize digital noise in the shot. When there is a lot of color going on, such as at sunset, removing the polarizer from your lens can actually help your shot.
So, if you're shooting a sunset at a beach, going without a polarizer will allow you to incorporate the gorgeous, color-filled reflected light off of any rocks protruding from the water. What's more, near sunset when the light is a nice golden color as seen above, going without a polarizer helps you highlight that color.
Even though a rainbow isn't just reflected light it's also due to refraction and dispersion of light , a polarizer will still minimize its appearance in your photos.
That means that if you're shooting a scene with a rainbow, remove your polarizer and shoot without. Even though you shouldn't use a polarizer all the time, it's still an incredibly valuable tool to have at your disposal, especially for landscape photography.
Of course, like most photography gear, you don't want to outfit yourself with something cheap. Instead, you want a high-quality polarizer filter that helps you produce excellent images while offering you years of durable service as well. That sort of quality is found in the circular polarizing filter by Formatt-Hitech pictured above.
With a Firecrest anti-reflective multicoating, these polarizing filters ensure that your photos have the highest level of contrast and color fidelity. Better still, these polarizers come in a SuperSlim or UltraSlim rotating polarizer ring, so they don't get in the way of the shot or cause vignetting. With sizing options for mm lenses, these polarizing filters are compatible with a wide variety of gear too.
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The examples below show the effect with polarization and without. Of course, the one you prefer is a matter of taste. I discovered one unwanted use of a polarizer filter during my stay in the European Alps.
I used a polarizer very often when photographing in those mountains. When we witnessed a rainbow down in the valley, I noticed another unwanted effect of the polarization effect I did not realize.
You can remove the rainbow from your landscape just by polarization. I cannot image any situation when you want to do this, but it is possible. Using a polarization filter in this situation is also questionable. You cannot have a noticeable polarization, because the light is coming from behind, except to get rid of a rainbow, of course.
Use of a polarization filter for sunsets is also not necessary. But be aware of bright sunlight. It can produce extra flares because of the extra glass in front of your lens. Please leave a comment and let me know if you use a polarization filter for your landscapes, and if you experienced a situation in which the filter gave unwanted results. And if you want to learn more about landscape photography, check out our newest tutorial, " Photographing the World 4: Advanced Landscapes.
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Love how you've incorporated the slider bar as to show the before and after effects. But I need others to realize that depending on the filter used, some filter actually rotate on the camera lens. In this, one needs to test shoot a couple of the same images while rotating the filter at different aperture settings.
Again I look forward to using these two filters as the only means of "editing" my images without using any software. Polarizer filters always have the possibility to rotate when mounted. It is good to try out the result when using the filter. Good luck with your future filters. I entirely disagree, have you used one yourself? I use a polarizer in the majority of my work.
While I agree that 'bluer' skies can be done in post, there are many scenarios where the effect of a polarizer cannot be replicated. For example, taking the glare off wet leaves or increasing contrast in moving water. This is especially prominent in forest scenes. I'm confused. You acknowledge it has an irreplaceable use but you never use one, calling them a relic of the film era.
I guess I don't understand why you bothered to write anything. I caught that. I just don't understand the need to say it. If they post a video about neutral density filters, will you say not to use them unless you want to cut down light!?
Perhaps you think they're overused or something? BTW, I never use them to make the sky bluer and don't know any experienced photographers who do, either. Jack is correct, if not overly articulate in his first post. Given the alternative of achieving the same effect with post processing, the best reason to use a polarizer is to do what can't be done with post processing.
That means using a polarizer when the effect can only be achieved by selectively reducing the light you capture.
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