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Chaffinch through a window
Since taking this I have a polarizing filter.....I amstill not 100% sure why thi is a good thing - but a couple of people have told me that it would be!
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Lovely chaffinch shots, really like the first shot Hannah.
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Both shots are fab, especially for being through a window! 
Lovely movement in them. Well done! 
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Lovely movement in them. Well done! xx
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A genuine polarising filter can have a dramatic effect on your photographs, but it won't ruin them.
They work by suppressing surface reflections from non-metallic objects, by blocking the rays. The amount of suppression depends on the angle of the reflected light, the rotation of the filter and the amount of polarisation. You also see an increase in colour saturation as the glare caused by the surface reflections often lightens the subject.
Photos of non-metallic surfaces aren't the only subjects that benefit from the use of a polariser. Light reflected from water and glass is also polarised and using a polariser enables the photographer to see through the glass or water. Another essential use of a polariser is for creating those rich blue skies that are normally seen in travel brochures and on postcards. Light scattered from a blue sky is polarised, making many blue skies look drab, add a polariser to the equation and you will produce a lovely dramatic blue sky.
They work by suppressing surface reflections from non-metallic objects, by blocking the rays. The amount of suppression depends on the angle of the reflected light, the rotation of the filter and the amount of polarisation. You also see an increase in colour saturation as the glare caused by the surface reflections often lightens the subject.
Photos of non-metallic surfaces aren't the only subjects that benefit from the use of a polariser. Light reflected from water and glass is also polarised and using a polariser enables the photographer to see through the glass or water. Another essential use of a polariser is for creating those rich blue skies that are normally seen in travel brochures and on postcards. Light scattered from a blue sky is polarised, making many blue skies look drab, add a polariser to the equation and you will produce a lovely dramatic blue sky.
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Lovely detail considering you were shooting through glass
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Some lovely shots there Tassle!
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The are lovely, particulaly like the first shot.
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These are very nice, lovely colours.
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Nice pics. Don't think the polariser would have made any difference in this instance as I don't see any refections. It would usually be if you were at an angle to the glass but depends on a number of factors.
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Really like these! Cant believe you took them through the window! Fantastic.
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