Very good information. Thanks for sharing Dustin.
Was planing on doing just the same thing in a month in Beijing and/or Shanghai aquarium. But I have my doubts. CPL is effective in removing reflections when there is a nice angle between the camera and the glass. And even then it would not be a 100% result. Wouldn’t it be more efficient to lean the lens flat to the glass (or at a small angle with hand covering) and discard all reflections whatsoever and gain more than a stop of light?.. I guess I'll have to find out myself.
Nice article Dustin and it's pretty amazing what the combination of new technologies (high ISO bodies) and old ones (polarizers) can achieve in the right hands. I liked the photos as well and think the jellyfish one turned out really well.
Dustin, Great idea and nicely written article. I'll have to try this the next time I'm at the national aquarium in Baltimore. Would you mind posting the ISO, f-stop, and shutter speeds of some of the photos you took? Thanks again!Vivid
Quote from: hiZis on March 26, 2014, 10:55:41 PMWas planing on doing just the same thing in a month in Beijing and/or Shanghai aquarium. But I have my doubts. CPL is effective in removing reflections when there is a nice angle between the camera and the glass. And even then it would not be a 100% result. Wouldn’t it be more efficient to lean the lens flat to the glass (or at a small angle with hand covering) and discard all reflections whatsoever and gain more than a stop of light?.. I guess I'll have to find out myself.I've done those things but a polarizer might (I'll also do some tests) make it easier. Sometimes, a wide angle causes distortion of the subject which you might not want. A longer focal length + CPL + high ISO might do the work.
Thanks for the info Dustin. I didn't think of using the polarizer before. I had difficulty shading the incoming light outside just to get this. Off-topic, the current display from flickr changed and take sometime to getting used to.
Quote from: mackguyver on March 26, 2014, 04:36:25 PMNice article Dustin and it's pretty amazing what the combination of new technologies (high ISO bodies) and old ones (polarizers) can achieve in the right hands. I liked the photos as well and think the jellyfish one turned out really well. The High ISO performance of this current generation is really pretty stunning. If another stop or so can be gained in the MKIV of the 5D line or the 6DII, it really changes the game. If you could treat ISO 12800 or even 25600 like you do 6400 now...wow!The downside for the manufacturers is that photographer's need for primes is dropping. A two lens kit of a couple f/2.8 zooms (particularly with stabilizers) really covers most every need. Primes offer more creativity and flexibility with shallow DOF (and I love them), but I'm going out of the country to shoot a wedding next week and am only packing a 24-70 and 70-200 f/2.8 zooms.