Sundown on the Hill
Taken a short while ago, this shot was taken for a few reasons. First to record the first day where the pond at my local park was completely thawed, secondly, I had to shoot something in that great golden hour light and finally to see what effect a polarizer would have on such a low angle sun.
With dormant wintered reeds and grasses being such a light tan colour they can easily overexpose with glare coming off of them, especially in bright sunlight, so lately I have kept a polarizer on my 16-35mm lens that I use so much for landscapes. I have been learning the ups and downs of the combination.
Shooting at very wide angles are already challenging in shooting skies in that the field of view is wide enough to show how skies are generally uneven when it comes to brightness. Add a polarizer and it is easy to end up with a dark spot where the effect is most concentrated.
In this shot the polarizer has helped with the reflections coming off of the water, and likely to some degree the grasses that are well lit, but the sky was pretty messed up. I have done my best with masking and lightening to even it out, but I still have a long ways to go to figure out the processing part in dealing with the effect the filter has on the sky. Some suggest a blend of two images, one with and one without polarization. Not sure what I will ultimately come up with, but I do like how reflections on elements of the land can be reduced when wanted.
If you have any tips,, let me know.
Sundown on the Hill
Taken a short while ago, this shot was taken for a few reasons. First to record the first day where the pond at my local park was completely thawed, secondly, I had to shoot something in that great golden hour light and finally to see what effect a polarizer would have on such a low angle sun.
With dormant wintered reeds and grasses being such a light tan colour they can easily overexpose with glare coming off of them, especially in bright sunlight, so lately I have kept a polarizer on my 16-35mm lens that I use so much for landscapes. I have been learning the ups and downs of the combination.
Shooting at very wide angles are already challenging in shooting skies in that the field of view is wide enough to show how skies are generally uneven when it comes to brightness. Add a polarizer and it is easy to end up with a dark spot where the effect is most concentrated.
In this shot the polarizer has helped with the reflections coming off of the water, and likely to some degree the grasses that are well lit, but the sky was pretty messed up. I have done my best with masking and lightening to even it out, but I still have a long ways to go to figure out the processing part in dealing with the effect the filter has on the sky. Some suggest a blend of two images, one with and one without polarization. Not sure what I will ultimately come up with, but I do like how reflections on elements of the land can be reduced when wanted.
If you have any tips,, let me know.