"For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them."

Mathew 13:17

So I'm going to carry forward the idea from the last article a bit, regarding the sunglasses idea, and share my experience with another terrific and very useful filter I use. As is the case with a quality pair of shades, you likely have seen firsthand the benefits of wearing lenses that are polarized; benefits that not only allow you to see through haze but also be able to bring out certain details that non-polarized lenses are unable to. Yes indeed, cameras use that filter too!

When I was at Oak Creek Canyon (in my last article here:) I went over the advantages of using a Neutral Density (ND) Filter to darken the image and allow you to take longer exposures without blowing out the highlights. With the Polarizing Filter, however, there is a new element to your photography to be utilized.

As mentioned, glasses/sunglasses that have polarized lenses are great for seeing details better in hazy conditions, but also it really helps when you are photographing bodies of water. I will use the same creek from the last article to show how this filter can have a really cool advantage. Take a look at these two pictures, namely the water around the rocks: