Halloween window display

[Tindalos]

Apologies for the poor quality of the images. Taken at night through glass.
Is there a good way of taking photos under these conditions?






















Something cuter: Candy apples






~Tin

[intheflow]

1. No need to apologize for the quality.

I assume you're disappointed that there are reflections? If so, don't worry. The quality is great, with or without glass. Night shots are always hard. I think my favorite is the mummy with glasses in the eyeglass shop. :rofl:

[Tindalos]

2. They're a bit blurry too.

I was too lazy to haul a tripod around.


I think those glasses really bring out the colour of that mummy's ... oh, never mind.

[TahitiNut]

3. A polarizing filter works great to remove reflections.

While it reduces the light by about an f-stop, and can remove the reflection from a window or surface of a pond or pool to the point it looks wierd (nothing there), you can rotate it and adjust the amount of reflection removed. In bright sunshine, it tends to deepen the colors of grass since the reflected sunlight (which is glare) is cut out.

I find it difficult to explain without drawing - I took Physics of Light (back in "the day") in college so I tend to think in terms of the wave theory of light - but I've always like using polarizing filters. Just remember that they ROTATE and it's the ANGLE that counts. Different degrees of rotation 0-90 degrees make a big difference.

[Tindalos]

4. That makes sense.

Thank you. I've seen polarizing lenses but had no idea what they were used for. I'll have to get my hands on one to play with.