Sunday, October 25, 2009

The Right Filters For Fall Color

An excellent four page article on the use of filters in the Fall -- lots of good information! I just love my Moose warming polarizer and use it for the overwhleming majority of my photographs.

"The polarizer is effective in many situations, but if you’re unsure when to use a polarizer, hold it up and look through it with your eye instead of screwing it onto the lens. This is a quick way to see if the polarizer is having any effect."

"In addition to deepening blue skies, the most understated reason for using the polarizer is to reduce glare and reflections. This is important because once glare is present in an image, no amount of postprocessing can undo the damage. That glare reduces the color saturation in images, giving them a flat, washed-out appearance. The polarizer alters this by blocking out the polarized light, enhancing color saturation."

The Right Filters For Fall Color Text And Photography By Kevin McNeal

When shooting in autumn, the polarizer, neutral-density and grad ND filters are indispensable for achieving stunning imagery

Read the article here:

http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/gear/accessories/the-right-filters-for-fall-color.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=OPeNewsSept1_101309

At the end of the article there is also a bit about "Recommended Filters"

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