First plane with diagonal © JRP

First plane with diagonal
J. Ramon Palacios
 Camera  Nikon D2X on Gitzo G1227 with Markins M20 ballhead, TB-20 base plate
 Lens

12-24mm f/4G ED IF AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor @ 13mm

 Filter Singh-Ray Daryl Benson's Reverse Neutral Density Graduated 3-stops filter
 Aperture f/20
 Shutter speed  1/30 sec
 Film / ISO 200
 Date October, 2005
 Location Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA
 Comments We came into this valley late in the afternoon, just before sundown. That rock was the only available first plane so we had to take turns. When mine came, the wind had picked up, the sun had continued to decline fast and the grassland turn golden. But the distant trees were into dark shadows with a big cloud on top of them. It was the happy ocassion to use the Daryl Benson's reverse ND grad for the first time.