A few weeks ago I bought a polarising filter for my camera and brought it on holiday. I’d never used one before and I was hoping that I’d get some worthwhile effects.
A polarising filter can have the following results:
- darken and saturate skies
- make water more transparent
- make foliage colours more intense
I was in Italy, and most of the days were bright and sunny, which helped greatly using the filter as it usually forces you to take shots with a slower shutter speed than normal.
Getting the right balance between impressive skies and a natural look is the trick I think. You can see the result of rotating the filter (e.g. the sky getting lighter/darker) through the camera viewfinder and use your judgement.
Here are a few photographs I took using it, what do you think?
I love Italy. Being there in October meant I saw the end of the grape harvest and the beginning of the olive harvest. I’ve always felt that you could drop any seed into Italian soil and it would just grow. The countryside was beautiful, the beaches deserted (off season with temperatures around 25 degrees) and the food was fabulous.
Here are a few more photos, including one of a dog that was indifferent to my efforts with my new toy.
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