Quote Originally Posted by Photo-John
No problem, Scott - and welcome to the site! Digital technology has done away with a lot of challenges we had shooting with film. I used to work at a lab, doing custom color printing. The things I can do now with Photoshop weren't even close to possible in the darkroom. It's very exciting to be a photographer now. The quality and control we have weren't even dreamed of 15 or 20 years ago.
I also was curious about the grad filter. And while I agree with you John that it's a great time to be into photography, I'm one of those people who doesn't spend too much time in the digital darkroom. Masks are not in my repetoire. So would you recommend a grad filter for someone like me who doesn't do HDR or other involved post-processing?

Thanks!