Lago di Misurina

Do you think it would be better to took this shot with polarizer?

I don't think, polarizer will have much effect with a film like Velvia. But ofcourse, it will be helpful for a negative film. Nice pic anyway!

 

Regards,

 

Amarjith.S

I think the polarizer would have cut down on the relfections, which are a teeny bit distracting. (just my opinion) The water it a bit too rippled for a true water reflection shot, with the various angles from the ripples putting a little glare into the photo.

 

On another note, how does the media (chrome or print) affect the operation of the polarizer? I thoguht the polarizer affects the orientation of the light reaching the film, how does the media affect this?

 

 

I agree with both the above posters. If you were thinking of polarizing to get more color saturation, it's probably unneeded for a film like Velvia. OTOH, Mark is also right in that the water is too rippled to be a reflection shot. Personally I would have used a polarizer to get rid of the reflection, or better yet, wait for another day when the water is calmer. But then this isn't always practical...

Re: using a polarizer with slide vs print film. The medium used doesn't affect the operation of the polarizer. The difference is merely the fact that slides inherently have higher color saturation than print film, thus most of the time you don't really need a polarizer to up the saturation even more.

David, great shot. You should explore the site even more, I'm sure it has a lot of great perspectives. The only thing that bugs me a little is the shadow of the cloud on the upper right quarter of the photo. Ahh, I long for the sunny days...

Actually, I forgot to mention about eliminating the reflections with polarizer. Whatever the film is, it will eliminate the reflections.

 

Try to shoot at the same place during sunset or sunrise to get great photos!