Agreed. Your point about trying to fix lots of small reflections is well taken. The reflections used as an example in the tutorial I mentioned were relatively large and quite localized - reflections off the lens of a subject's eye glasses.
For nature and scenics, the subtle changes that are made to a scene when photographed thru a POL filter cannot really be duplicated in PS. One of the things that a POL can do well is get PAST the reflections in water, enabling one to see below the surface. No amount of fiddling in PS is going to make that happen. Shel Belinkoff Sig line for CRB: "People who hate cats will come back as mice in their next life." > [Original Message] > From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 8/27/2004 9:21:34 AM > Subject: Re: Polarizer > > > From: "Shel Belinkoff" > Subject: Re: Polarizer > > > > It can be done, not so sure how easy it is .... depends on one's > > skill and which version of PS is being used. I've got a tutorial > > on it in one of the PS books, but never tried it. > > I can see it for large areas, such as a window, but not for > complicated scenes. > Too much fiddling, not enough photography. > I realize that there is a whole contingent of people out there who > try to find a software solution to everything (The "don't worry if > the shot is buggered up, we'll fix it later in Photoshop" mentality), > but really, there are better solutions out there. > I think the best solution is to shoot it right in the first place. > If the scene needs polarization, then the camera needs a polarizing > filter. > That's just what I think. > > William Robb >
