It’s also worth remembering that the positioning of the graduated filter makes or breaks an image. When confronted with a straight horizon, what could be simpler? Yet grad lines are a common sight throughout the photographic world.
Image copyright David Clapp
The image on above shows how an ND8 hard-step grad has been pulled downwards too far; it’s also on an offset angle.
Image copyright David Clapp
However, this image directly above shows the correct positioning with the grad line pulled down just enough to stop a light band of sky from creeping in underneath.
PAGE 1: How to use an ND Grad filter
PAGE 2: How to position your ND Grad filter
PAGE 3: ND Grad filters – know your densities
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