Why use polarizers?

At least half the time I’ve got a polarizer on my lens, it does nothing. In a few cases, it does harm, by letting in a bit less light. But here’s an example when I was surprised by the difference:

title=”Out back by n1zyy, on Flickr”>Out back

Versus…

title=”Out back by n1zyy, on Flickr”>Out back

It takes a lot of the glare out and does wonders for saturation. Although my favorite photo thus far:

title=”The Dog by n1zyy, on Flickr”>The Dog

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