Photographing at Lake Erie: Hello Everybody, I just had a thought, since much of my photography happens at Lake Erie it would probably be a good idea to carry my circular polarizer...

julian.gang

Hello Everybody,

I just had a thought, since much of my photography happens at Lake Erie it would probably be a good idea to carry my circular polarizer with me. Please tell me what you think!...Julian

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

I always carry mine. Ya never know when it may come in handy!

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

julian.gang wrote:

Hello Everybody,

I just had a thought, since much of my photography happens at Lake Erie it would probably be a good idea to carry my circular polarizer with me. Please tell me what you think!...Julian

It probably fits in a shirt pocket. Wear a shirt, and take it!

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Good idea. They work even better when mounted to the lens of the camera.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

JD750 wrote:

Good idea. They work even better when mounted to the lens of the camera.

An article with a nice visual of which shooting angles relative to the sun will produce the most pronounced result:
https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/polarizing-filters.htm

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alx Loc: NJ

julian.gang wrote:

Hello Everybody,

I just had a thought, since much of my photography happens at Lake Erie it would probably be a good idea to carry my circular polarizer with me. Please tell me what you think!...Julian

The way you say "carry my..." makes me think you already have one. Would be silly not to carry it. If you don't have one, it's worth the investment.

julian.gang

Linda,

Thank you, this is a very, very good article, I will always be a student of photography and thank you for this teaching moment!...Julian

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

julian.gang wrote:

Hello Everybody,

I just had a thought, since much of my photography happens at Lake Erie it would probably be a good idea to carry my circular polarizer with me. Please tell me what you think!...Julian

Why wouldn't you?

PMW603

I’ve never used a polarizing filter before but am concerned that I might miss some great shots if I don’t have one on my upcoming trip to the Puffin breeding island, Machias Seal Island off the coast of Maine. I have a Canon 7DM2, and use my Canon 100-400 L(M1) for wildlife photography. If I was to purchase a polarizing filter, what would you recommend?

Haymaker

Linda From Maine wrote:

An article with a nice visual of which shooting angles relative to the sun will produce the most pronounced result:
https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/polarizing-filters.htm

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I found this article very helpful, thank you for posting it.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

julian.gang wrote:

Hello Everybody,

I just had a thought, since much of my photography happens at Lake Erie it would probably be a good idea to carry my circular polarizer with me. Please tell me what you think!...Julian

First, tell me why you think it would be a good idea to carry that filter with you at lake Erie.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

billnikon wrote:

First, tell me why you think it would be a good idea to carry that filter with you at lake Erie.

To reduce /eliminate glare off the water.

CanonTom Loc: Birmingham

Linda From Maine wrote:

An article with a nice visual of which shooting angles relative to the sun will produce the most pronounced result:
https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/polarizing-filters.htm

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I was unaware of this resource Linda. Very informative! Thanks for sharing this. Tom

CanonTom Loc: Birmingham

PMW603 wrote:

I’ve never used a polarizing filter before but am concerned that I might miss some great shots if I don’t have one on my upcoming trip to the Puffin breeding island, Machias Seal Island off the coast of Maine. I have a Canon 7DM2, and use my Canon 100-400 L(M1) for wildlife photography. If I was to purchase a polarizing filter, what would you recommend?

I use only Breakthrough Photography Filters. Use to use el cheapos. Breakthrough is Expensive, 25 yr tank like warranty and worth every dime in my opinion. Your photos will thank you!

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Mac wrote:

To reduce /eliminate glare off the water.

There are times of the day you may not want to do that. I have photographed the light houses extensively along the lake years ago and my favorite time was in the early morning when you got good reflections off the light houses. They would be silhouetted against the lake. In other words, a perfect double image. My other favorite times were sun set, when again you would want to have the suns rays silhouetted against the water. A filter would eliminate this effect in both examples.
Now if I was in Erie photographing the tall ships review I would want a rich sky against those white sails, then a filter could be used to darken the sky against those beautiful white sails.
My point is, be careful when using that filter as you may keep yourself from getting a better shot.
The only time I wanted to lessen the glare off water was during long exposures of streams in Pennsylvania. Also if you want the bottom of the stream to show those beautiful smooth rocks, then yes, I would use it then. Again, be careful of what you may be eliminating from your images.