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Circular Polarizer Filter for Landscape Photos
posted by Jas on Wednesday, August 08, 2007
I always look for ways to improve my photographic skills, and recently I came across Travel to the Edge with Art Wolf. It's an excellent site for travel photographers at all levels. I spent hours on it just going through the tips and techniques section. There's so much information to absorb. I felt like a little girl in a candy store :p.
One of the tips from Art is to use circular polarizer filter when taking landscape shots on a sunny day. Here are two photos I took of post Gay Pride Parade party at English Bay last Sunday. One was taken with filter, and one without filter.
Why circular polarizer filter and when? Basically, circular polarizer filter blocks certain amount of light coming from the sun, darkens the blue sky and creates a contrast in your photo. In the second photo, the blue sky appears to be light blue, and the white clouds do not pop out catching your eyes. However, you can see a striking contrast between the blue sky and the white clouds in the first photo. To maximize the effect, use the filter on a bright sunny day when the sun is high in the sky.
Where to buy and how much? Most electronic stores do not carry accessories such as filters. You can find them at camera specialty stores. Here in Vancouver, Lens and Shutter carry a variety of filters. A good circular polarizer filter normally costs around $50. I also looked around online like CameraWorld.com; however, the ones they carry are quite average. I'd rather spend a bit more on a quality filter that will go a long way.
One of the tips from Art is to use circular polarizer filter when taking landscape shots on a sunny day. Here are two photos I took of post Gay Pride Parade party at English Bay last Sunday. One was taken with filter, and one without filter.
Why circular polarizer filter and when? Basically, circular polarizer filter blocks certain amount of light coming from the sun, darkens the blue sky and creates a contrast in your photo. In the second photo, the blue sky appears to be light blue, and the white clouds do not pop out catching your eyes. However, you can see a striking contrast between the blue sky and the white clouds in the first photo. To maximize the effect, use the filter on a bright sunny day when the sun is high in the sky.
Where to buy and how much? Most electronic stores do not carry accessories such as filters. You can find them at camera specialty stores. Here in Vancouver, Lens and Shutter carry a variety of filters. A good circular polarizer filter normally costs around $50. I also looked around online like CameraWorld.com; however, the ones they carry are quite average. I'd rather spend a bit more on a quality filter that will go a long way.
Labels: Photography Tips and Talk, Vancouver
11 Comments:
at least now i get to know what's the difference for such a filter with the availability of yr 2 photos for comparison.........thks
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polarizers are great for sky and water photos. i also modified the color palette on my Nikon D80 to type 3a and when the colors are jacked up it makes a huge difference. informative post.
Those photos are just stunning.
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Good photography. Found you in mybloglog. Photography is a great pastime and I have been fondling with it since 1989. I invite you to come over to my place, (I mean my blog) to have a look at some of my collections.
Those are nice photos. I never thought of all this technical stuff.
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nice tips you have here :) I can apply this when blogging at Baraaza.com, it is a place where I interact with people and share a few tips...not only can I share but I can also learn stuffs about different places :) a great place for tourists and travelers.
Hi,very nice post thanks for the info.Keep it up
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