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Optical Polarisation

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:15 am
by Lyrt
I just got my polarising filters. I don’t use them to get more contrasted skies, I mainly use them to get rid of the reflections of light. Example:


Without polariser:
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With polariser:
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Of course, sometimes you want to keep some of the reflections:
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That post was short and concise. Now you know the advantages of polarising filters and why some fishermen use them. :o

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:04 pm
by John 5
Very nice. And you are so right - fishing has never been the same ever since I got polarizers for my Nikon lens. It's like x-ray vision for the water.