Is it me? Polarised filters.

[.Mark]

I have one of these from Jessops but cannot see the difference it makes.
I have taken before and after shots without moving the camera in between and also rotated the filter through 4 positions but all the shots look the same?

Or are my eyes just crap?

[ehasler]

You should see a noticeable difference by rotating the filter by 90 degrees.

From my limited experience of using one, their most noticeable effect is to reduce reflections and make colours even more saturated, so how about trying to view a window at an angle which is reflecting something, and see if turning the filter makes a difference here.

Also, they are most effective at 90 degrees to the direction of the sun, i.e., the sun is beaming from left to right of you (or vice versa).

Hope this helps!

>> Edited by ehasler on Wednesday 24th March 09:50

[simpo two]

It might be quicker to test the effect by holding the filter in front of the lens momentarily (assuming it's an SLR).

[murph7355]

Have a go with it against a blue cloudy sky, or a stream/river that's in flow with the sun on it. You should see a difference then (the sky especially gets a lot deeper with a polariser).

Do you have any other filters etc attached to the lenses?

[M@H]

I recall this for a thread a while back (they joys of a photographic memory):

raceboy said:

For photos with a bit of sky in them your going to need a blueish filter, even on a sunny day, somehow skys always end up a wishy washy grey These were taken one after the other after playing around with a polerizing filter

Cheers,
Matt.

>> Edited by M@H on Wednesday 24th March 10:21

[kojak69]

It will not work if you shoot towards the sun. I cant remember the exact angle from the sun, but might be 30%/45% for best effect.

Ed says 90%.

>> Edited by kojak69 on Wednesday 24th March 10:37

[srider]

There is a good article about this here

[.Mark]

kojak69 said:

It will not work if you shoot towards the sun. I cant remember the exact angle from the sun, but might be 30%/45% for best effect. Ed says 90%. >> Edited by kojak69 on Wednesday 24th March 10:37

Ah, I did have the sun in front of me. Time to go out and play again methinks.

Cheers folks.