{"id":565,"date":"2010-10-27T09:25:24","date_gmt":"2010-10-27T07:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.olafbathke.de\/photography-blog\/?p=565"},"modified":"2010-10-27T09:25:24","modified_gmt":"2010-10-27T07:25:24","slug":"gold-n-blue-polarizer-rules-for-the-serious-landscape-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olafbathke.de\/photography-blog\/2010\/10\/27\/gold-n-blue-polarizer-rules-for-the-serious-landscape-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold-N-Blue Polarizer: Rules for the serious landscape photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Optimal equipment is the basis for perfect photos. Equipment reliability and perfection is just as important as the knowledge about the possibilities of any gadget. As a believer of the principle \u201eless is more\u201c I limited myself to only the equipment that is necessary for the development of my photographic vision.<\/p>\n

Before a photo tour I always consider carefully exactly what must actually go into the backpack. Filters are the icing on the cake for a landscape photographer. My filter backpack is therefore always well filled.<\/p>\n

Technical facilities cannot be replaced by the digital retouching of photos. Lightroom & CO cannot:<\/p>\n

\u2022\torganize light permeability,
\n\u2022\tcontrol the shutter speed,
\n\u2022\tfilter the reflection of light,
\n\u2022\tproduce special colored effects.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>One of my favorite filter effect: Gold-N-Blue<\/p>\n

One of my favorite filter is the Gold-N-Blue Polarizer<\/a> from Singh Ray.<\/p>\n

There are simliar filter from Cokin and Lee for smaler budget. They do a similiar job.<\/p>\n

In certain light situations the Gold-N-Blue Polarizer creates a unique effect, without which I would not like to photograph any longer. Because of the strong effect its use must be well considered. Without paying attention, the color effect of\u00a0 it seemed tawdry.<\/p>\n

Over the years I develop some rules, according how to use the Gold-N-Blue Polarizer:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Rule one: Let only one color dominate<\/p>\n

One characteristic of the Gold-N-Blue Polarizer is that it pronounces the yellow\/red and blue tones strongly. I prefer to use the filter if I can let one color dominate. Here you can see a marvelous golden effect in the evening light. The blue tones work only discreetly in the sky.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Rule two: Sometimes desaturation is the key<\/p>\n

Most landscape photographers saturate the colors in post production. The straight Gold-N-Blue Polarizer demands sometimes the opposite. Here you can see a desaturated photo from Sweden, which expresses the Nordic coolness.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Rule three: Gain nearly one stop and start earlier with long exposures<\/p>\n

The Gold-N-Blue Polarizer also has the effect that it lets less light into the camera. As a fan of time exposures, I appreciate this effect. It gives me nearly one stop of exposure extra. In the evening hours I usually can make the desired long exposure 30 minutes earlier.<\/p>\n

The Gold-N-Blue Polarizer is a great companion on all my photo tours. Do you use this kind of filter?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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