The topic of a Circular Polarizer has come up a few times, where I suggested that someone's photos might look better with such a filter, and someone suggested it to me in a photoshoot thread of mine. Well, I bought a new C-PL filter and took some test shots and I thought I'd share with the group, due to the interest in photoshoots.

The first shot is without the filter and the rest of the shots are with it attached and rotated in different positions. All photos are straight out of the camera - just re-sized using Lightroom.

I found it pretty interesting, and - depending on the lighting, background environment, and taste of the artiste, any one might be preferable to the others. Let me know what you think -

 

Here's another angle -
this time I used some auto-exposure and auto-tone settings, but otherwise no PP
First is no filter, 2nd with C-PL

 

C-PL filter really helps with the reflections in your paint.

 

Looks a bit better with the filters. Your paint really shines, your wheels are nice too with those time attack pinstripes. Ever consider a wing? Your front is very sporty, the rear needs to match. Although it still looks nice, but not as aggressive.

 

Thanks Ynot and mdrums.
Regarding the back - I have been thinking about something, but the mod funds are low. I just added the centercaps, which have metal silver crests and lock into place. I think the LED tails will be next, then I'd like to do some upgrades on the track car - maybe FI. At some point, I'd like to do more on this one, and I was thinking about a TT spoiler, but the cost is pretty high. I had a tea tray on my last car, and now I'm kinda liking the spoiler-less look. I was thinking about a rear like yours or V35 instead - something hella aggressive, with no wing. Kinda like that guy with the white on with the photoshoot, where he dropped it pretty low. I think I could go a bit lower in the back, but the front is right where I want it. I need to level off the rake a bit... More ideas than I have cash!

 

C-pl filter is especially helpful in strobist setup. The polarize filter takes alot away of the unnecessary cross and fragment light caused by the different angle of light source.

I get by without using it using photoshop but also desire c-pl filter just because it would save a lot of time in post processing.