On Saturday, January 5, 2013 7:35:30 PM UTC-5, son_of_flubber wrote:
Does anyone have an example of a soaring video taken with a polarizing lens on the camera?



It's interesting how we never see most of those canopy reflections with our eyes. The reflections are there, but our brains filter them out and patch in something from the surrounding texture. I'd guess that something could hide behind a reflection and we would never know it.

The problem with a pola filter in a glider are two. First, the pola only works at specific angles, so you might loose a reflection in a fairly small area of the canopy only. On a big flat surface like a glass skyscraper at just the right angle it makes a very profound effect. Not so inside a glider rounded canopy. Second, the plexiglass canopy causes a rainbow effect with a pola filter that is not pleasant. Best way to reduce reflections is to wear a black shirt, hat, and pants if you can handle the fashion statement. :-) ... Aaron