Unfortunately not... i was waiting for that perfect moment. So wasn't thinking about removing the filters.

The foreground is unfiltered. As I was using a reverse grad. The tinted point comes in just above the tree line.

The idea was more towards filters!

This is straight off the camera, no post processing at all. I only cropped it because I forgot to take the lens hoods off, as I got vignetting.

Sigma EX 20mm Aspherical, f8, 1/80, 100iso, with an ND3 Reverse Grad as well as a CPL.

Wow.... don't you just love predators

Is it greedy to have 3 macro lenses????

I know you said Primes are not important...

But the DA 50mm 1.8 and DA 35mm 2.4 Plastic Fantastics are relatively inexpensive, and brilliant little lenses. I'd give them some serious consideration.

I think zooms make us lazy, and less inclined to fanny about, but I am not saying they're without there uses. When I was working, a zoom was the way to go or I wudda been screwed.

For me a prime or fixed focal length makes you think a lot more about framing and composition. Because it makes you engage more with the subject, and also can get you up close and personal with it. Makes you think about different angles, different approaches, as well as depth of field. Using a zoom full in will lose you that option pretty much straight away (depending on focal length and subject distance... larger the focal length, less DOF).

But I do agree Steve about the mirror lens. It is a wonderfully subjective lens. I have taken some great street images using one. Especially using it in a stand off position. You can get really good natural images of people because they do not know you are taking their photo. You can pick up mirror lenses relatively cheap to!

Edit...

Ooohhh... a magical lens worth thinking about is a fisheye!

Old school.... now there's a toy

I would MASSIVELY disagree with that!!

If i got the Sigma 70mm, i would have the trio. I have already got the 50 and 105 macro