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Getting Funky with Polarized Light

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Feeling isolated? Dust off the camera and get creative indoors. Capture cool colors with polarization.

Polarized setup

Equipment used

  • Camera: Nikon D500
  • Lens: Tokina 100mmacro 
  • Manfrotto tripod
  • Kenko circular polarizer filter
  • White computer screen
  • Clear plastic

Instructions: Place the clear plastic item on the computer screen (white background). Rotate the polarizer lens until the screen turns black.  Compose, expose, focus, and take the shot. I recommend using a remote timer for long exposures.

Polarized spoons
Polarized straws
Polarized tape
Polarized spoon
Polarized fork

Although these images are pretty cool looking, single-use plastic continues to be a massive problem worldwide.

Marine debris- Iheya Island
Beach straws
Beach trash -hermit crabs
Beach trash -hermit crab

Learn more about the new Tokina 100mm macro lens

Learn more about making a difference, TEDx talk | Adapting to or Changing Environment by Shawn M Miller

My Mission: To Document and Preserve the Wildlife of the Ryukyu Islands

This site is also designed to help people identify the beautiful animals of Okinawa, basically to serve as an online nature reference guide. If you would like to make a contribution to support my mission, please click on the donation link paypal.me/maketheswitch4nature

Your donations will help worldwide conservation initiatives as well as bring solutions to the worldwide pollution issues on our beautiful shorelines.  Thank you for your support.  Shawn M Miller.