All,

I've just won a lens on ebay that comes with a new 'Circular Polarizer'...

Now I understand this sits on the end of the lens but does anybody care to explain to me what it does....!

Cheers in advance....

On a bright summer day it will make the clouds appear more blue and take out reflections and generally enhance colours.

Many Thanks......

Not quite make the clouds appear more blue, but the sky :D

Sometimes when shooting a landscape you find the sky gets washed out, with a poloriser this helps prevent this. The sky gets a nice deep blue and the greens are enhanced a fair bit.

Reflections are also reduced or removed from surfaces.

I have some great images from Australia where the sky and water is really blue, probably wouldn't have been the same without a poloriser.

James

http://www.shooter.net/index.php/weblog/Item/using-a-polarizer/

I remember when i first got mine, took some pics of a lake scene and without it the water looked white because of all the reflections, with it i could see all the plant life under the surface and even the bottom in places. Great filter to have.

Thanks for the input peeps.

I got the lens and polarizer this weekend and had a little play with it, impressive when you get it right.

Am I correct in thinking I would only really need to add this to the lens when shooting outside, when I'm shooting generally or indoors I don't really need it fitted !!

its best as an outdoor filter, best on a sunny day. Effect is best around 90 degrees from the sun.