I was at Lake Chabot this past weekend with my friends Jim and Kevan so I thought i would try out a polarized filter that i borrowed from a friend. I'm posting the same photo taken with the exact same parameters but only adjusting the ring of the polarized filter less than a 1/4 turn. Take a look. Pay close attention to the color of the sky and the definition of the clouds.
Lastly, here's the pic of the one who got away. It was a behemoth of a fish. Large striped bass. Here are some pics from far away. The filter allowed me to take shots directly through the water, nearly impossible without it. I was about 100 feet away on the top of a hill peering straight down.
thanks john
ReplyDeleteI think I like the 3rd or 4th picture the most, looking at the sky. btw, do you have the same pictures taken without the polarizer?
hi dennis, i don't have any pics without the filter. i'll try that next time. i found one on ebay for a decent price so i'm gonna grab one of those and test out some more. it has the added benefit of being an ND filter as well. and what's nice about the ND filters is that they're stackable. i think the polarizers for the most part have to be the last filter b/c there's no ring to add more filters on it.
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Awesome fish. I almost caught it.
ReplyDeleteAnd about the post itself, thanks John for the filter experiment and the photos. It's interesting to note the desaturation of the color on the hills
cool john
ReplyDeletetry it out on your wide lens too. I think you prob you won't be able to stack them for that lens since it might catch the edge of the filter.
kev, always curious as to what bait/lure were you using for the striper?
ReplyDeleteDennis, it was a Frenzy.
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I've read that in addition to possible vignetting, stacking filters means that you're reflecting more light and therefore degrading the image. Multi-coated filters help reflect less light but it doesn't let everything through. Though, most people would probably not be able to notice the difference.
ReplyDeletei tried out a polarizer as well recently in the Sierras. it gave me some really nice skies and water, but at wide angles i couldn't avoid vignettes!
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yeah, someone recommended i not use the polarizer on my wide angle but the shots above are from my 17-35, at 17mm. http://bit.ly/UHehK will show you the exif. interesting.
ReplyDeletebtw, i love the pic - tim's headband and jamie's sunglasses are awesome!
awesome shots Dan!
ReplyDeleteyou're right john, thinking you may have a very thin filter (ie the ring width is like 2mm versus 3mm or 4mm etc). there's some nice ones out there were they're extra thin for this kind of application, with circular ring too even.
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