Polarization filter question

[Bob Coury]

A few weeks ago, I took some beach pics at Daytona. At one point, I installed a polarization filter. I rotated it the filter and really did not see any difference in the blueness of the ocean thru the viewfinder (Canon T1i SLR). When I returned home and downloaded the pics on the computer, I noticed that all of the pictures taken with the filter on made the ocean look like the water was all " muddied" as if it was water from a polluted river or filled with green algae.

Is there any inexpensive software that can help manipulate the ocean to its true blue color that day? Please note that the family was in some of the pictures as well-but they appear to look normal.

The std windows software did not help.

Thanks
Bob

[BURKY]

Are you sure, it wasen't lake Okeechobee toxic runoff

[Bob Coury]

Mike: That is what it looked like in the pics!

[Dennis Valet]

I doubt it was the polarizing filter that made it look that color. The polarizing filter would just make it look "flat" and kill off the light reflected from the water.

Maybe the white balance is off. If you have a photo editing software that lets you change the white balance of the photo, you can give that a shot and see if it helps. If that doesn't work, you can try to change the hue of the colors in the photo in photoshop, lightroom or some other digital editing software.

[sk1300]

It is definitely the whit balance of your camera.
It is effected by the preset you may be using, like landscape or portrait settings.
Simon

I doubt it was the polarizing filter that made it look that color. The polarizing filter would just make it look "flat" and kill off the light reflected from the water.

Maybe the white balance is off. If you have a photo editing software that lets you change the white balance of the photo, you can give that a shot and see if it helps. If that doesn't work, you can try to change the hue of the colors in the photo in photoshop, lightroom or some other digital editing software.