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LEARNING

Glass windowApprox 40°

Shooting form possitions A and B can remove

re�lections from the glass. ossition  is a ™rong.

A

B

C

Showroom

To remove/reduce reflection

The polarising filter can be used

to get rid of annoying reflections

from glass, wood, water, paper, and

painted metal (it cannot remove

reflections from bare metal). For

this to work, the polariser-mounted

lens should make an angle of

approximately 40 degrees to the

reflecting surface. See sketch. If

you stand bang opposite the glass,

you will not be able to get rid of the

reflections.

Try this out on show-windows,

water bodies or try to see who’s at

the steering wheel in a parked car.

To saturate colours in a landscape

shot

Reflections from the leaves of trees

cause a loss of contrast and colour.

Since a polariser cuts reflections, it

removes the effect of glare, saturates

the colours and increases contrast.

Additionally, it reduces the effects

of atmospheric haze (does not

eliminate it completely).

With Polariser

With Polariser

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