padrepaul77
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I have a couple of polarizing filters that I picked up for my bag; one for the wide-angle lens and one to put on the other ones. Before in the fall, I just used my point-and-shoot Canon Powershot; now I have an SLR, and filters are an option.
I'll be shooting a lot of fall colors later this week on some daytrips, and am wondering if I should make use of the filter? I know it brings out a nice blue to the sky, but if I'm shooting at sunset will this mess up the sky? And how do leaves look on it? I'm planning on using the filter, and got the following tip from a newsletter from Olympus:
>>By using a circular-type polarizing filter, or PL filter, you can eliminate the stray light reflected off the leaves and bring out the brilliant original colors of the foliage and the deep, vivid blue of the sky. On some models you cannot directly attach filter to the lens, but you can always simply hold the filter manually in front of the camera's lens and achieve the same effect. Since using a PL filter reduces the amount of light, you may need to use a tripod to stabilize the camera during the longer exposure.<<
Should I leave it on throughout the day or take it off? I do have Elements so can always doctor images up later, but do want to capture some nice colors.
Thanks,
Paul
I'll be shooting a lot of fall colors later this week on some daytrips, and am wondering if I should make use of the filter? I know it brings out a nice blue to the sky, but if I'm shooting at sunset will this mess up the sky? And how do leaves look on it? I'm planning on using the filter, and got the following tip from a newsletter from Olympus:
>>By using a circular-type polarizing filter, or PL filter, you can eliminate the stray light reflected off the leaves and bring out the brilliant original colors of the foliage and the deep, vivid blue of the sky. On some models you cannot directly attach filter to the lens, but you can always simply hold the filter manually in front of the camera's lens and achieve the same effect. Since using a PL filter reduces the amount of light, you may need to use a tripod to stabilize the camera during the longer exposure.<<
Should I leave it on throughout the day or take it off? I do have Elements so can always doctor images up later, but do want to capture some nice colors.
Thanks,
Paul