mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma

Circular polarizer for sure and then the dehaze tool in post.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

I would use a genuine Circular Polarizer*, which would help cut haze and glare. I would also record the image in raw mode and process it in Lightroom to recover some of the highlights and improve the overall contrast. Lightroom has Clarity and Dehaze filters that would help this scene quite a bit.

*as opposed to a linear polarizer like the ones we used in "Film World". Linear polarizers and digital sensors do not get along...

Paul J. Svetlik Loc: Colorado

If this is a mid day shot, there is too much of water evaporation making rthe mist.

If you have the sun on your left or on your right, the circular polarizer might help a bit.
Polarizing filters ARE useful (actually important) for dogital photography, too.
Remember, that the mist or fog consist of millions of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere.
It means, that you are shooting through the water.

The best time to do this photograph would be on a windy day or early in the morning when the temperature is low.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Sorry, but linear polarizers and digital sensors wprk great together, no issues at all. The incompatibility is using them in autofocus, and this far pre-dates digital. Linear polarizers were not compatible with AF film cameras either. Linear polarizers actually offer a stro ger polarization effect than CPLs when manually focused.

fetzler Loc: North West PA

DITTO!

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

Linear polarizers mess with some light meters, too, I believe.

The problem with this image are both that it's shot at the wrong time of day.... midday when lighting is at it's worst... and that it's shot with a telephoto over a long distance, through a lot of atmospheric haze.

Yes, a circular polarizer would have helped. But waiting for better light early or late in the day would have been helpful, too.

Original poster,

Your sample image is quite small, so not a lot can be done with it.

I tried some things in Photoshop anyway just to give you some ideas Below shows some of what can be done. It required a lot of work! I greatly increased the contrast and expanded the dynamic range of the image using several methods including a curves adjustment and overlaying a multiply layer. Then I selectively applied warming filters using layers and masks... much more strongly to the forested area... moderately strongly over the water, only a little in the mountains, and held back in the sky. The end result is better, but I think still shows a slight red tint I'd work on further. Your original image is repeated too, for comparison.

EDITED IN PHOTOSHOP


ORIGINAL IMAGE

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

No filter, I would select the right White Balance.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Circular Polarizer

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA