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Circ. Polarizer. Isn't this a bit too much effect?

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I find the top darker blue part a bit...too dark. Would a different brand have anything to do with reducing the effects ?

XT with kit lens + Tiffen CP



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Robert Gravel
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I kind of like the look it gives, but It is a bit too noticible for what you would want the filter to do. Your filter by Tiffen is what I am planning to get. Curious though if a Cokin or Hoya CP would be more subtle though.
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Nice shot

Where was that taken?
 
TJ said:
looks pretty noisy too for an outdoor shot in complete sunlight.
What iso?
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ISO 200. Maybe the conversion from RAW introduced a bit of noise, although it doesn't look too bad here. Very little sharpening too.

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Rowbear said:
Wouldn't that just shift the effect right or left instead of
lessening it ?
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No. Turning the filter adjusts the degree of polarization across the entire image. Depending on your angle to the sun, you can dial it down to no effect at all, or up to the extreme as you have done here.

I think the darker sky at the top of the picture and the lighter sky closer to the horizon is just an amplification, by the polarizer, of what the sky actually looked like.

If you're not seeing the effect through the viewfinder, perhaps 3 or 4 shots with different degrees of polarization would be a good habit to get into. (assuming the shot provides you with the time for all that messin' around!)
Wonderful composition by the way.

Alastair
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I like the effect. It also decreases the contrast so that there are no blown highlights or deep shadows on the landscape. Here's one of mine with the CPL. I had to lighten the entire pic from raw, about 1/2 stop plus exposure.

 
This is sometimes unavoidable when using a wideangle lens. The degree of poarisation depends on the angle of the Sun. Maximum polarisation occurs at 90 degrees & minimum at 0 & 180 degrees. If the frame includes both 90 & 180 degree position you would see the full gradation. In this picture I guess the 90 degree position (or close) was at the top of the frame & showed maximum polarising effect with progressively diminishing effect towards the base. You can see this effect through the viewfinder.
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