Circular Polarizing Filter and Galapagos Islands
Apr 16, 2019 12:16:55 #
I keep one on each of my lenses, I only remove them in low light situations.
Apr 16, 2019 13:36:29 #
Apr 16, 2019 14:10:14 #
The "experts" indicate that a polarizer is one of the two filters whose effects cannot be duplicated in postprocessing.
The other is a ND filter (which allows long exposures IE to blur moving objects). If you do any landscapes, or animal shots that include foliage in bright sun or have some sky in the background the polarizer will do fantastic things to the sky and clouds and/or can control the specular hotspots on the reflections from the plant's leaves allowing you to se the leaves, not just the glare they reflect.
A trip to Galapagos is not cheap. Your photos will last a lifetime. Do them well. It would be a shame to not buy polarizers. Photos can be so much better with a polarizer and they are so easy to carry that I see no reason to not have one with you for each lens in your quiver.
The other is a ND filter (which allows long exposures IE to blur moving objects). If you do any landscapes, or animal shots that include foliage in bright sun or have some sky in the background the polarizer will do fantastic things to the sky and clouds and/or can control the specular hotspots on the reflections from the plant's leaves allowing you to se the leaves, not just the glare they reflect.
A trip to Galapagos is not cheap. Your photos will last a lifetime. Do them well. It would be a shame to not buy polarizers. Photos can be so much better with a polarizer and they are so easy to carry that I see no reason to not have one with you for each lens in your quiver.
Apr 16, 2019 14:28:35 #
Apr 16, 2019 15:06:59 #
If you are shooting mirrorless you can use a linear polarizer most probably. I would take one unless you are shooting with a wide angle, as you will get banding in a blue sky in that case.
Apr 16, 2019 16:46:33 #
gwong1 wrote:
I am going to the Galapagos Islands in a couple of weeks and wnat to know if you have been there and needed a CP? I am debating wether to take one or not. Please share you experiences and perhaps an image or two. Thanks, Gary
I always carry one with me. Iād rather have one and not need it rather than need it and not have it.
Apr 16, 2019 17:47:01 #
A CPL is one of three things that should always be in your camera bag, besides extra batteries and memory cards.
Like the Boy Scout motto says: Be Prepared.
Like the Boy Scout motto says: Be Prepared.
Apr 16, 2019 17:49:12 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
A CPL is one of three things that should always be in your camera bag, besides extra batteries and memory cards.
Like the Boy Scout motto says: Be Prepared.
Like the Boy Scout motto says: Be Prepared.
And extra film. š
Apr 16, 2019 20:57:38 #
gwong1 wrote:
I am going to the Galapagos Islands in a couple of weeks and want to know if you have been there and needed a CP? I am debating whether to take one or not. Please share your experiences and perhaps an image or two. Thanks, Gary
Here are a few landscapes taken there in 2014. I used the CP on my short lenses when I was doing landscapes most of the time. I brought a 300mm prime with me, a 70-200, 24-70, and a 15-35 with me. I also took 2 camera bodies. Good thing I did because I dropped my 5D IV and broke in while I transferred from the Panga to the yacht in some pretty choppy waves. The camera still worked, but it cost me $600 to have fixed when I got home. The front housing got a huge crack in it. The body almost went in the drink.
Apr 16, 2019 21:16:17 #
I have a circ polarizer on every lens. Generally never take them off the lens. Get compliments on my great colors (I think due to the polarizer). Learn how it works and use it !!
Apr 16, 2019 21:42:56 #
Shooting with a Nikon 18 - 105 as my standard carry lens, I keep a CP on it all the time. When it isn't needed, I just rotate the moving part of the filter so it is non-polarizing. When you do need it, all you need do is give the rotating part a quick twist. That way you're never without it.
Apr 17, 2019 09:29:17 #
AlfredU
Loc: Mooresville, NC
It is true that using a wide angle lens with a polarizer will get you uneven effects of the polarizer as the image spreads over 90 degrees or more of the image. I wouldn't call it banding and I wouldn't say to never do it. This is one of the "rules" I read on this post that I often like to break. I do use a polarizer on a 20mm lens on a full frame sensor and I personally like the results. I don't always like the results, but many times I do like the gradation of the intensity of the sky. My recommendation is try it.
Apr 17, 2019 10:13:35 #
Paul Petrus wrote:
WOW - I am going there at about the same time. Maybe we can meet up ;). Oh -- I will be bringing my polarizer for sure.
What ship will you be on or are you taking a land tour? Gary
Apr 17, 2019 10:14:33 #
Nalu wrote:
There will be some (a few) opportunities to take advantage of a polarizer. There is no reason to leave it at home if you have one. This image might have been better with a polarizer, but I did use one in a lagoon where we were seeing painted turtles swimming underwater. I just can't find images of that right now but would have had no luck without one. Have fun, trip of a lifetime.
Thank you, Gary
Apr 17, 2019 10:15:09 #
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