{"id":88377,"date":"2017-05-25T14:40:17","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T19:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=88377"},"modified":"2017-05-25T14:40:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T19:40:17","slug":"polarizing-filter-series-part-iii-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/05\/25\/polarizing-filter-series-part-iii-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Polarizing filter series, part III (final)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Van Wert Area Photography Club’s next meeting will be Thursday,\u00a0June 8, at 7 p.m. at 114 S. Race St.\u00a0 A possible photo tour will be one of the discussion topics.<\/p>\n

Today’s article will end our discussion of the polarizing filter with information on its use and situations to avoid. The filter will not work in all situations.<\/p>\n

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A typical polarizing filter.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Start by pointing to the\u00a0sun\u00a0with your index finger. Now raise your thumb to form an L. As you rotate your wrist left or right while pointing to the\u00a0sun, your thumb will indicate the area where the filter will be most effective.\u00a0That means that when the\u00a0sun\u00a0is at its highest,\u00a0the sky will be polarized horizontally, making the sky appear even in all directions with the polarizing filter!<\/p>\n

The good news is that you can use your wide angle lens and get an improved\u00a0sky, but\u00a0at the expense of \u00a0loosing the effects shadows. The filter will not be useful if you have your face or back to the\u00a0sun.<\/p>\n

If the wide angle lens is\u00a0used\u00a0near sunrise or sunset\u00a0when the sky is polarized vertically, will likely produce a\u00a0sky that is light on one or two sides, but fades darker in the middle or at the side of the scene.\u00a0Another thing to watch for when using a wide angle lens is vignetting (the filter blocks the light at the corners of the picture). This can be overcome with a step-up ring and a\u00a0larger diameter filter.<\/p>\n

On any lens, it might reduce exposure 1-3 stops (depending on the expert talking). \u00a0This would mean you will need to slow the shutter speed, open the lens, or raise the ISO setting to achieve a proper exposure. \u00a0For any of these reasons, it maybe counterproductive to use it in low light, with an overcast sky, or at night.<\/p>\n

NOW I’m confident you have all the information you need to go shopping for that polarizing filter. Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Van Wert Area Photography Club’s next meeting will be Thursday,\u00a0June 8, at 7 p.m. at 114 S. Race St.\u00a0 A possible photo tour will be one of the discussion topics. Today’s article will end our discussion of the polarizing filter with information on its use and situations to avoid. The filter will not work […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cameraclub"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-31 11:15:59","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88377\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}