Just ordered a 0.9 Neutral Density Filter as a complete impulse buy!

I think I need to take landscape work more seriously, and if photography is gonna be a large portion of my life and be the cause of all arguments on future family vacations when I want to get up at 4am, then I need to get some proper gear and make some fine art photographs.

The ND Filter means i'm gonna have to carry a tripod which i've been quite against for some time. But I think i'm growing up a bit. Professionals use tripods all the time for landscape work, and there's no way I could hold my camera still for 8 times longer than usual. My plan is to go to Farthing Downs again at some point when i'm spending a weekend back from uni, then take some ridiculous photos with shutter speeds well over 15 seconds (hopefully by combining ISO 200 with f/22). This may not be for a few weeks, and I need to wait for the filter to arrive first anyway.


Photography Roadmap

Entry Level DSLR:
Completed Mid 2008, Nikon D40

52mm Polarising Filter:
Completed Late 2008, Camlink 52mm Polariser

Ultra Wide Angle Lens:
Completed Jan 2009, Tamron 10-24mm Lens

77mm UV Filter:
Completed Jan 2009, Jessops 77mm Skylight Filter

77mm 0.9 ND Filter:
Completed Feb 2009, Tiffen 0.9 ND Filter

77mm Warming Filter:
Not Complete

77mm Gradient Filter:
Not Complete

77mm IR Filter:
Not Complete

External Flash (probably Nikon SB-400):
Not Complete

Wide-Telephoto Zoom (at least from 18-200mm)
Not Complete

UV Filter:
Not Complete

Polarising Filter?
Not Complete

Upgrade DSLR (midrange or prosumer model DX Sensor, perhaps a D90):
Not Complete

50mm f/1.4 or f/1.8 Lens:
Not Complete

UV Filter:
Not Complete

Extended Telephoto Lens (unless the a previous telephoto lens is sufficient):
Not Complete


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