polarzer filter help - 2 pics = 652K total

[paladin]

1st with polarizer, 2nd without. Does polarizer always introduce so much noise? also, buildings appear sharper in pic with polarizer. Why? No touch-up done on either pic. Run thru BB to convert to JPG then ZoomBrowser to convert to 60% size & medium quality to post here. Any ides, comments, suggestions for improvement greatly appreciated. Thanks. Gil

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/pladin/Paladin/CRW_2223_1_2_1.jpg
File: CRW_2223.jpg
File size: 2,085KB
Image Serial Number: 122-2223
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot G3
Firmware: Firmware Version 1.02
Owner: Gilbert L. Bean
Date/Time: 2004:11:17 13:49:14
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: 3.5
Exposure mode: Tv
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Single frame shooting
ISO: 50
Lens: 7.2 to 28.8mm
Focal length: 28.8mm
Subject distance: 31 m
AF mode: Manual focus
Image size: 2272 x 1704
Rotation: none
Image quality: Raw
White balance: Daylight
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Picture Effect: Normal
Color profile: Canon G3 - True Color Non-Linear

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/pladin/Paladin/CRW_2232_2_1.jpg
File: CRW_2232.jpg
File size: 2,071KB
Image Serial Number: 122-2232
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot G3
Firmware: Firmware Version 1.02
Owner: Gilbert L. Bean
Date/Time: 2004:11:17 13:57:02
Shutter speed: 1/800 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Single frame shooting
ISO: 50
Lens: 7.2 to 28.8mm
Focal length: 28.8mm
Subject distance: 9.8 m
AF mode: Manual focus
Image size: 2272 x 1704
Rotation: none
Image quality: Raw
White balance: Daylight
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Picture Effect: Normal
Color profile: Canon G3 - True Color Non-Linear

[robfo0]

I'm not sure about the noise (actually, I don't see much of a difference between the two noise-wise), but as for the building sharpness, it looks like in the top one, you were focused on the building, but in the 2nd, you were focused on the foreground, which would explain why the building is sharper :)